Reach Higher: Shasta County Students Head Back to School

Students from across the US are turning in their swimsuits for backpacks and heading back to school. Soon summer will evaporate, school will start and the school bell will ring in the new school year. Students will show up on the… Continue Reading

Community Forum to Address Bullying

On Tuesday October 11, 2011 Shasta Women’s Refuge and the First United Methodist Church will sponsor a community forum regarding bullying. This event will give parents, teachers, school staff, and service providers an opportunity to learn about why bullying happens… Continue Reading

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Armelino: Why I’m Unopposed? Small Budget, Smart Kids

We are in the most competitive era in the history of public education in California, with both an emphasis on higher test scores for our students and alternatives such as charter, cyber, private, and home schools. Our state ranks 47th in the nation in per-student funding while holding our students responsible for … Continue Reading

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Educators Rally Against Cuts

Anderson High School teacher Jeff Carr boiled it down to a simple resonating sentiment: “The cuts must stop!” Carr described the fiscal storm brewing in Sacramento that threatens to further damage public education across the state and certainly impact the… Continue Reading