Education

Faculty at Cal State University San Bernardino continued to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a strike. The vote, which is being conducted at all 23 California State University campuses, is scheduled to last through Oct. 28, said Marcia Marx, president of the local chapter of the California Faculty Association. …

Researchers at the University of Redlands have received a grant of almost $700,000 to fund a new science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM) program. The $695,151 grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation, will support a two-year pilot project to develop and test spatial STEM activities in K-5 classrooms. …

UC Riverside ranked 121st among all colleges and universities in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Reports’ yearly ranking of U.S. colleges. UC Riverside was tied with the University of Arizona in the overall category, and both schools tied at 58 among public universities. In 2014, UC …

Ted Alejandre, San Bernardino County’s Superintendent of Schools, will deliver his first State of Education address to two different audiences. On Sept. 16, Alejandre will speak at the California Theater of the Performing Arts, 562. W. Fourth St. San Bernardino, according to a statement posted on the district’s website. On …

As California State University San Bernardino approaches its 50th anniversary this fall, preparations are underway for the Legacy of Leadership Celebration September 17 through 20. According to the university’s events calendar, the event is scheduled to be held at approximately 15 locations throughout CSUSB’s 441-acre campus. The campus event director …

Two local economists dismissed a plan by the University of California to raise the minimum wage of its workers to $15 an hour. The Fair Wages/Fair Work Plan, announced Wednesday by UC President Janet Napolitano, requires that all employees hired to work at least 20 hours a week in the …