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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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SBCUSD Students and Families invited to First Annual Brick Blast

SBCUSD Students and Families invited to First Annual Brick Blast

To welcome San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students back for the new semester, the District’s Expanded Learning Department is hosting a fun-filled Saturday morning of creativity and collaboration featuring Lego building blocks and more. Expanded Learning, also known as Sunrise/CAPS, has organized its First Annual Brick Blast for Saturday, January …

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San Bernardino City School District agrees to settlement with DOJ

San Bernardino City School District agrees to settlement with DOJ

The Justice Department announced earlier this month it has secured a settlement agreement with the San Bernardino City Unified School District to resolve the department’s investigation into the district’s educational program for English learners. The DOJ investigation, conducted jointly by the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …

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