The board's vice president, first elected in 2006, resigns due to health reasons.


A grateful alum of the leadership academy returns to help other students.

The school district will pay no damages related to the off-campus, fatal shooting of a student in 2009.


Long Beach Family Literacy will use $25,000 to help more families pursue college degrees.

With foundation work complete, McBride High School begins taking shape.


The teachers join a growing list of 147 instructors here who've earned the highest distinction in their profession.

Saturday festivals start soon for incoming kindergartners and their families.

The American School Board Journal explains how schools here are improving student achievement despite lean times.

LBUSD's superintendent is appointed to co-chair a new statewide task force in support of highly effective teachers.


Football greats Ty Willingham and Ronnie Lott will help to save sports programs threatened by budget cuts.

The two elementary schools are finalists for the National Center for Urban School Transformation's prestigious Excellence in Urban Education Award.


The sponsor of the national Broad Prize for Urban Education spotlights Long Beach schools for a decade of solid progress.

All of LBUSD's 84 schools earn the Energy Star certification after saving $29.1 million since 2003.

