BB gun case has parents on the boil

An incident last week in which a 10-year-old boy brandished a BB gun at the home of a Burbank schoolmate has put district officials on the...

Transitional kindergarten thrown into doubt

Local school districts may rework, or scrap altogether, plans to offer a free pre-kindergarten year for children with fall birthdays now...

Burbank instructor among final four for National Teacher of the Year

Burbank Unified teacher and longtime Glendale resident Rebecca Mieliwocki was named Thursday as one of four finalists for the 2012...

John Burroughs High School Drama Department receives first place award

The John Burroughs High School Drama Department won first place for its production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” by...

Memorial Field to take center stage after $12M overhaul

A year after breaking ground on a $12-million overhaul of Memorial Field, Burbank Unified is preparing to dedicate the athletic facility.

Providence High School to open new science center

Providence High School broke ground on a new science center on Dec. 16.

Online program helps students bump up grades

High school students looking to erase low grades from their transcripts have a new digital tool at their disposal.

Districts to pick up school bus tab

Glendale and Burbank school districts will absorb hundreds of thousands of dollars in state-mandated cuts to student busing to ensure that...

School principals' jobs become more complex, study finds

School principals are being forced to assume additional managerial responsibilities — even some they may not be sufficiently...

Students compete in chess tournament

Forty-three students in the Burbank Unified School District competed in the National Youth Action Chess Tournament in Irvine. They placed...

Cops to make Latino inroads

Burbank Police will host its first Spanish-language community academy next year. If it is successful, an academy in Armenian could follow.

Cartoon Network to animate student's story

Lillian Hughes reveres the written word, so much so that the fifth-grade Stevenson Elementary School student often spends the lunch hour...

Grant money to help pay for Burbank student TV studio, other programs

The Burbank Arts for All Foundation this week announced that it would disperse $20,000 in grants to help fund everything from auditorium...

Poverty worsens for local school-age children

The percentage of local school-age children living in poverty is increasing even as programs designed to meet their needs erode amid ongoing...

Lack of fees batters high school classes

The Glendale High School music program has long operated on a tight budget, held together in part by a $75 instrument rental fee that...

90-year-old former Burbank Unified teacher killed in car crash

A 90-year-old former Burbank Unified middle school teacher and his wife died last week after a car crash near their home in central...

With Carl Benz Academy, Woodbury extends reach to China

Woodbury University is extending its reach east, helping to launch a customized MBA program in Beijing that is designed to prepare...

$15,000 worth of guitars donated to Burbank schools

More than 40 brand new guitars and 40 brand new cables have been donated to Burbank schools.

Burbank Unified prepares for kindergarten age shift

Burbank Unified officials have outlined plans to increase the minimum age for incoming kindergarten students while simultaneously...

Providence High receives major donation

What started out as a phone call quickly turned into a nearly $1-million no-strings-attached check for Providence High School — the...