My students are sometimes surprised to learn that teachers get nervous about the first day of school, too. A week or two before the fall semester begins, many of us start worrying about the same things that are causing our kids stress — will we be working with our friends? Will we get along …

We’re into month three of the shutdown and, if you’re like me, some aspects of life that were once unthinkable are starting to feel almost normal.

Last weekend, I was scrolling through social media and checking on local news when I saw an article about a food distribution event in North Long Beach that took place on Saturday, May 9. More than 2,500 packages of food were distributed by more than 100 volunteers, and cars were lined up fo…

On Friday afternoon, May 1, Nikki Prutsos had finished her school day and was relaxing inside with her teenage daughters. Suddenly, her husband asked her to come outside.

My whole life, all 36 years of it, has ebbed and flowed with the cycle of the school year.

25 years.

There are some challenging aspects of the current shutdown that are specific to the education sector. Grading practices, assessments, engagement data, and other concerns are hard to talk about with people outside of our profession without first whipping up a glossary of jargon.

Rancho Los Cerritos, the city's historic site in north Long Beach, has been closed for more than a month now, along with all other city buildings.

Last week, as I was virtually checking in with my students, I asked them if they had any big plans for Spring Break. They laughed and rolled their eyes, then shared their stories of cancelled trips and abandoned plans. 

Years from now, when I am telling the story of the COVID-19 shutdown to my future students, I will struggle to capture the way in which the news was both incremental and sudden, both inevitable and completely unexpected.

Never underestimate the power of a seed — it’s a well-worn phrase, for sure.

The Long Beach Unified School District has chosen its next leader.

Seven high school seniors will be receiving $1,000 checks in the mail soon, courtesy the Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach.

The Long Beach Unified School District extended its in-person shutdown through May 3, officials have announced.

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” —Nelson Mandela

The Long Beach Unified School District is canceling a number of events and programming amid fears about the new coronavirus, Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser announced Thursday, March 12.

The coronavirus has claimed another victim — an evening with George Takei as part of Long Beach Reads One Book, scheduled for March 19, has been postponed.

Ostrea lurida, meet Crassostrea gigas.

Cal State Long Beach will suspend in-person classes because of fears about the new coronavirus, the university announced Wednesday, March 11.

Rancho Los Cerritos, the historic site in north Long Beach, has opened registration for its summer day camps.

Long Beach City College (LBCC) Foundation and the LBCC Workforce Development Department recently received a $650,000 grant and scholarship endowment for students to receive stipends while placed in unpaid internships, college officials announced last week.

Reagan Romali has been fired as superintendent-president of Long Beach City College, her lawyer confirmed late Wednesday, March 4.

Children seldom get a chance to win $1,000, but it happens once a year in Belmont Shore, and that happens this Sunday, March 8.

Cal State Long Beach's Daily Forty-Niner and DIG MAG collected 22 awards, including four first-place honors, at the ACP/CMBAM College Journalism Convention and California College Media Awards banquet last Saturday, Feb. 29, in San Francisco.

How the Earth's health impacts human health will be the topic of the Spring Aquatic Academy at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Long Beach City College will begin preparing for the departure of its chief executive, even as she withdrew from consideration for a similar post in Oregon, the president of the Board of Trustees said Thursday, Feb. 27.

Controversy has roiled Long Beach Poly High School in recent weeks, with two teachers placed separately on administrative leave, including one facing allegations that she was physically and verbally abusive toward pupils.

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation, in partnership with the Friends of the Long Beach Public Library, have released a voters' guide of library-oriented questions and answers from City Council candidates.

A Sound Garden in north Long Beach was envisioned in November 2018 as the completion of one project and an enhancement to another.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) College Scholarship Program offers high-achieving high school seniors an opportunity to receive up to $40,000 per year along with college planning support and the opportunity to network with previous winners.