Grant will Help LB Math Teachers Improve Student Learning Experience
Cal State Long Beach Gets Nearly $1 Million CPEC Grant to Work with Local Algebra Teachers, Increase Students’ Achievement The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) has awarded Cal...
View ArticleLBUSD Makes Top 20 List of World’s Best School Systems
The Long Beach Unified School District is one of the world’s top 20 school systems — and one of the top three in the U.S. — in terms of sustained and significant improvements, according to a report...
View ArticleCommentary: LBUSD Leads School Reform
By Christopher J. Steinhauser, Superintendent LBUSD A few months ago, a researcher from one of the world’s leading business consulting firms walked into my office. She wanted to know more about the...
View ArticleCAMS Nominated as 2011 National Blue Ribbon School
On Wednesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced 33 California public schools nominated for the 2011 national Blue Ribbon Schools Program. The list submitted to the...
View ArticleWilson High School and CAMS Benefit from Generous
Donations from two separate sources will go to enhance the education of students at Wilson Classical High School and the California Academy of Match and Science (CAMS). Each school will receive a total...
View Article149 Teams In Place to Compete at 2nd Annual Long Beach Solar Grand Prix
Fifth District Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske and the 5th District Solar and Sustainability Taskforce are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Long Beach solar Grand Prix. 149 teams comprised of over 500 Long Beach...
View ArticleNine Elementary Schools Honored
The Long Beach Unified School District honored nine of its elementary schools last month with STAR Awards for significant gains in student achievement. This year’s winners are Addams, Alvarado,...
View ArticleCSULB Receives Grant Funding ‘My Daughter is an Engineer’ Program
Photo by Jeremy Wilburn Will Encourage LBUSD Girls to Enter Engineering Careers Statistics show that only about 20 percent of engineering students are women, and that women make up only about 10...
View Article2nd Annual Long Beach Solar Grand Prix To Draw Over 500 Local Youth
Ladies and gentlemen. Let the sun shine on your solar panels and start your quiet engines for the other “grand prix” in Long Beach. On Saturday, April 9, 2011, 140 teams comprised of over 500 Long...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Awards $2.63 Million Grant to CSULB
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) a five-year, $2.63 million grant to help the retain and graduate low-income, first-generation and disabled...
View ArticleRichardson and New Democrats Unveil Infrastructure and Manufacturing Agenda
Rep. Laura Richardson, Critical Infrastructure & Manufacturing Task Force This week, Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA-37) and members of the New Democrat Coalition met with Jeffrey Immelt,...
View ArticleSpotlight on Nonprofit: Success in Challenges, Inc.
EverythingLongBeach.com recently spoke with Candice Maloney, Pr/Marketing & Events Specialist of Success in Challenges, Inc., via email. They talked about the inspirations and challenges of running...
View ArticleHudson Magnet Middle School Students Earn National Engineering Championship
Team members Kyrene Aganon, Michelica Balajadia, Christina Le and Rose Chelsea Lubang After months of designing, creating and competing, a team of students from Hudson Magnet Middle School walked away...
View ArticleHonorees Named For the Long Beach Branch NAACP 32nd Founders Celebration...
The Long Beach Branch NAACP has announced their 2011 32nd Founders Celebration Dinner & Awards Presentation to be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Long Beach Westin. The 2011 Honorees are:...
View ArticleCSULB Program Proves Engineering is for Girls, Too
My Daughter is an Engineer program was funded by a grant at CSULB. Statistics show that only about 20 percent of engineering students are women, and that women make up only about 10 percent of...
View ArticleLaid Off LBUSD Teachers Offered Support From CSULB Through Single-Subject...
In an effort to assist laid-off teachers from the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) is offering single-subject credentials in foundational level mathematics and...
View ArticleLBUSD Introduces JiJi the Animated Online Math Tutor
Parents of middle schoolers can now sign up their children for a series of innovative online math tutorials provided by the nonprofit MIND Research Institute. The Spatial Temporal (ST) Math®...
View ArticleApple Picks Long Beach-based MathType for iBooks Author Software
Apple has released iBooks Author software for creating ebooks for iPad tablets. Design Science, a Long Beach-based software development company, has announced that Apple chose MathType as the equation...
View ArticleSpotlight on Precision Property Measurements in Long Beach
EverythingLongBeach recently spoke with Andy McFarland, President of Precision Property Measurements , via email. They talked about inspirations, challenges and what’s it’s like having a business in...
View ArticleEducation Leaders Meet for Annual Blended Learning and Math Symposium Friday
More than 350 administrators, teachers and philanthropists will join MIND Research Institute, a neuroscience and research-based education non-profit, for its 8th Annual Symposium, Learning Without...
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