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Inland Empire Community Foundation Opens 2023 Scholarship Program

Inland Empire Community Foundation Opens 2023 Scholarship Program

The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is now accepting applications for its 2023-24 scholarship period. Deadlines for the scholarship opportunities range from March 31 through April 15. In 2021, IECF awarded $3.2 million in scholarships and educational support. This year, IECF has more than 30 scholarship opportunities available through the …

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Symphony honored for Enriching Students’ Education Through Music

San Bernardino Symphony receives generous donation for endowment

During a board meeting earlier this month, the San Bernardino City Unified School District recognized the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (SBSO) for its long track record of supporting music in the community and schools. Symphony Executive Director Dr. Anne Viricel and San Bernardino City Councilman Damon Alexander accepted the Outstanding …

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San Bernardino City USD awards five-year transportation contract to Zum

San Bernardino City USD awards five-year transportation contract to Zum

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) recently awarded a five-year transportation contract, totaling $79.5 million, to Zum to provide safe, efficient and sustainable, tech-enabled student transportation. “San Bernardino City Unified looks forward to adding Zum to our transportation system,” said Marie Espinosa, Director of Transportation, San Bernardino City Unified School …

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Nominations sought for Education Medal of Honor

San Bernardino County Education is accepting nominations for its Medal of Honor

The San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor is seeking nominations for this year’s awards. These awards honor outstanding contributions to public education by volunteers and service groups, business and government partners, educators and alumni. The deadline to submit entries is 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. Nominations for the 32nd …

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Alexander appointed to school board

Alexander appointed to school board

Felicia Alexander has been appointed to the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education from a pool of nine local applicants. The vacancy on the board came about when Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers won her bid to serve on the San Bernardino County School Board. Alexander brings to …

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San Bernardino Valley College students to benefit from Cal State grant

Cal State San Bernardino’s (CSUSB) College of Arts & Letters recently received a U.S. Department of Education Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division grant, and part of it will be used to assist San Bernardino Valley College and Norco College students. This five-year, $3 million federal grant will give upper-division CSUSB students …

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Peer support training for suicide prevention offered at CSUSB

Peer support training for suicide prevention offered at CSUSB

A four-day suicide prevention training event for Cal State San Bernardino students is being offered by the university’s Institute for Child Development and Family Relations, in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is free and limited to 30 students. It …

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Grant will help CSUSB set up MD assistant degree

Grant will help CSUSB set up MD assistant degree

Cal State San Bernardino has received a $2 million grant that will help launch a program that will award a master’s degree in physician assistance. The money, designated for teaching and laboratory equipment, is part of the appropriations package in the 2022-’23 U.S. fiscal year budget signed by President Biden …

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School District celebrates swearing in of new trustees

School District celebrates swearing in of new trustees

The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education celebrated the swearing in of four trustees earlier this month, two of which are new to the Board. Trustees Mikki Cichocki and Mary Ellen Abilez Grande joined returning members Danny Tillman and Abigail Rosales-Medina to take the oath of …

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San Manuel donates $100,000 to STEM program

San Manuel donates $100,000 to STEM program

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians made a $100,000 contribution to the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) and the Workforce SBCSS department to fund the Cultivating Innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools program for one year. SBCSS says the donation will also provide supplemental …

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