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Thu 8 May 2008

Valencia Auto Center Revs up for Test-Drive Rally offering Local Schools Thousands of Dollars

The Santa Clarita Valley Auto Dealers Association is offering area residents the chance to help their school win a $1,000 donation as part of the “Be Cool to My School” Test-Drive Rally. Points will be awarded for each person (18 and over) who test-drives or purchases a car at any participating Valencia (more…)

Tue 29 Apr 2008

Sharp View: Directed Teaching May Yet Save Special Ed

Posted by admin under Chris Sharp , Education No Comments

In the classic old comedy “Woman of The Year,” the very athletic Katherine Hepburn has to explain she has no time for Spencer Tracy one afternoon because she devoted that date to her Physical Ed.

“Who,” grumped Tracy, “is Physical Ed?”

The same question might be asked about “Special Ed.” All that most people know about “Special Ed” is that he is a very expensive guy. In California, billions of dollars go into “Special Ed” each year. (more…)

Fri 25 Apr 2008

SCV Business Alliance hosts free career fair at College of the Canyons Saturday

Posted by admin under Local , Education , Business , Weekend No Comments

The Santa Clarita Valley School & Business Alliance is hosting a free career fair for students under 20 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at College of the Canyons. The fair, Discovering Careers 2008, will give students a chance to explore careers through demonstrations and activities. The event is free at College of the Canyons located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Valencia.

Thu 24 Apr 2008

US eases student loan concerns

Posted by admin under National , Education No Comments

Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, on Wednesday backed legislation that would allow the administration to buy federally backed student loans (more…)

Tue 22 Apr 2008

SCV Sheriff to hold Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEADS) Training Program Thursday

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The City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station continue to hold monthly training classes to help educate the local business community on crime prevention topics to assist them in their daily business operations. (more…)

Mon 14 Apr 2008

College rejection isn’t the end of the world

Posted by admin under Schools , Education No Comments

Record numbers of applications leave many high-achieving students without a seat at their first-choice school. But in some cases, second-best ends up being a winner. With nearly perfect grades at a prestigious Los Angeles prep school and high SAT scores, (more…)

Sat 12 Apr 2008

Fewer Options Open to Pay for Costs of College

Posted by admin under National , Education No Comments

Parents will have to navigate unfamiliar and difficult terrain when it comes time to pay for college this year, with student loan companies in turmoil and banks tightening their standards and raising rates on other types of borrowing. (more…)

Wed 9 Apr 2008

Herb Alpert donates $15 million to CalArts

Posted by admin under CalArts , Arts/ Entertainment , Education No Comments

Eight-time Grammy winner and Los Angeles native Herb Alpert, who in November pledged $30 million to UCLA to establish the cross-disciplinary UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has now given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of (more…)

Tue 8 Apr 2008

Cruz on Politics: How much do we truly value our education system in Santa Clarita?

Posted by admin under Politics , Local , Education No Comments

One of the reasons that Santa Clarita is a desired community for people to want to live in is the public school system. I have an undying respect for the teachers, staff and administrators of our local school districts. Both of my children attend school at Pinetree Elementary school (more…)

Fri 4 Apr 2008

California still lags in student writing skills

Posted by admin under State , Education No Comments

Despite progress, California schools remain mired near the bottom of the latest national assessment of students’ writing ability, largely because the state has so many immigrants who learn English as a second language. (more…)

Wed 2 Apr 2008

City and Sheriffs conduct Alcohol Licensee Training Program

Posted by admin under City of Santa Clarita , Education , Sheriff No Comments

The City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station continue to hold monthly training classes to help educate our local business community on crime (more…)

Tue 1 Apr 2008

Disabled students required to pass exit exam