Thirty-five people have applied for the position of superintendent of the Rialto Unified School District. The district is looking to replace Harold Cebrun, who stepped down as the district’s top administrator one year ago this month, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. For the past year, …
Read More »Report blasts teachers’ low pay
The union that represents teachers in the California State University system have issued a report criticizing administrators for allowing salaries to fall behind other education systems during the past 10 years. About half the faculty in the California State system are part-time employees, and the average faculty member earns $45,000 …
Read More »Local college gets bad news
San Bernardino Valley College has some work to do. First, President Gloria Fisher has been ordered back to school to improve some of her credentials by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Second, the commission has placed the school on warning …
Read More »Federal grant to help get kids to college
Junior high school students in the San Bernardino Unified School District are about to get a leg up on getting to college. Starting this fall, Cal State San Bernardino will begin the six-year GEAR-UP program, which will be paid for with a $14.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of …
Read More »Teachers settle contract dispute
Teachers in Hemet have reached a tentative contract agreement with their school district. The contract, which must be ratified by the Hemet Teachers Association, calls for an eight percent salary increase and puts a cap on class sizes, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The agreement, which was announced …
Read More »Select junior colleges to offer four-year degrees
Fifteen community colleges in California, including one in the Inland Empire, will soon begin offering four-year degrees. The state’s Community College Board of Governors selected the colleges, each of which will offer a degree not currently offered by the California State or University of California systems, according to multiple reports. …
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