Education

Not only am I a school administrator, but also I am a parent and our children have been homeschooled, attended public and private school, and they have excelled academically in all of them. So why would it be so important for our family to make sure our kids were in the best Christian school...

Sixteen of the best teachers in the William S. Hart Union High School District were recognized as Teachers of the Year by the Governing Board Wednesday. Selection criteria included personal growth, commitment, personal attributes and professional skills. The District Teacher of the Year is...

An ongoing goal at Legacy Christian Academy is to provide students with the most advanced, progressive technology available. In the 2015-16 school year, Legacy students are benefiting from the following new technology additions. “For our fifth- and sixth-grade classes, we purchased 54 new...

Come join the hundreds of parents who are enjoying their children’s school experience.  Our parent groups tell us that our parents spend thousands of hours volunteering in classrooms, supporting parent activities and encouraging their children and their children’s friends to achieve academic...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the world “millennial”? Do the words hipster, lazy, or tech savvy come to mind? For those of you that don’t know who millennial are, they are the age group of people who were born between 1980 and 2000. The Millennial workforce is...

Going to Preschool is a very exciting moment in a child’s life. When interviewing schools there are requirements to know and a ton of questions to ask. For preschool aged children (two years to six years) there should be a one to 12 lead teacher to child ratio.  If the classroom has 15 children...

Saugus High School opened its doors on September 8, 1975 with a goal to “develop people who build better tomorrows.” And that is just what they have done. Flash forward four decades and Saugus High has Tony-award winning alumni, numerous awards and recognitions, a revamped campus, and 40...

This year the Santa Clarita Public Library successfully completed its fourth year of operation delivering Library services and programs to benefit residents of the Santa Clarita community. More information and statistics about these programs and services can be read in the recently released...

According to the article, “Students bombed the SAT this year in Four Charts,” that appeared on September 2, 2015 in Bloomberg, SAT scores for the Class of 2015 were the lowest they have been in 40 years on the Critical Reading section.  In fact, all three sections of the test showed declining...

There are many who believe that a Classical Education was fine for a time gone by, but now we need modern education in a modern world. Is an education full of technology and the most cutting-edge, novel, teaching methods really the best way to educate.  Or is there a better way?  A tried and...

College will definitely be the best years of your life. You will make new friends, go on wild adventures that you know your parents would disapprove of, and become cultured, become exposed to the world around you. Saying goodbye to all your family and friends will be hard. You will leave...

Do you want to know how your child’s school performed? The LA Times has a link so you can check it out at latimes.com/test-scores. I have yet to meet anyone who is excited about the new Common CORE assessments, partly because they are so different from the old testing, and partly because we are...

Through the rolling hills of our small valley, Leona Cox sits in a lovely community of families that are dedicated to their children’s education. We are already off and “racing” with our AR.  Our school theme keeps our kids focused on the prize of comprehension all year long.  This year begins...

For many parents, the decision to have their child tutored is precipitated by a parent/teacher conference or a report card. Poor grades or problems in the classroom are certainly indicators that a child is struggling academically, but there are often more subtle signs that parents can detect....

Two seats on the William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board are up for election on November 3, and voting has changed since the last election. For the first time, voters will elect candidates by district, or Trustee Area. In accordance with the California Voting Rights Act, each...

There are a variety of activities for children to do before, during, and after reading. Word maps are useful, especially in the elementary grades, for introducing new content area vocabulary. Word maps work best when applying them as needed in actual text learning, as they allow students to...