Teaching and Learning

Members of the Southwest Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts’ music program took what some students described as a life-changing trip to the Big Apple earlier this month. “This trip had a really big impact on me,” said Mari...

CALEXICO — Students marveled at jars full of tar, bottles full of soda and slabs of “fat” laid out on tables at Calexico High School’s first annual Health Fair on Thursday. The nutrition-focused event was hosted by the school...

Nearly 50 culinary arts students from four high schools in the Imperial Valley gathered to design creative cakes and make delicious salads at Southwest High School here Thursday. Organized by the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program, the...

It’s largely a sales job for those trying to get local students to go to four-year colleges. Not only do those with county’s P-16 Council and others involved in similar ventures have to sell students on the importance of attending a four-year...

CALEXICO — Since its inception in 1999, the Imperial County College Going Initiative has steadily seen the number of high school seniors accepted to four-year universities increase. To celebrate this year’s 467 college-bound high school...

SACRAMENTO — Graduation rates among the state’s public school students are climbing and dropout rates are falling, with the biggest gains being made among African-American and Hispanic students, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom...

CALEXICO - Students from Riverside experienced a culture shock when they came to Calexico last Wednesday, but many said they loved it. Students said they loved the culture of Calexico. The food, Spanish language and the people were amazing, according...

El Centro resident Neil MacGaffey was recognized Friday as an outstanding individual who has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for math with his students. Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, named MacGaffey the April “Citizen of the Month&...

For the second time in three years, the Imperial Valley will play host to a regional event, which is set to draw hundreds of MESA students from the southern part of the state. The Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Middle School Regional will...

LearnZillion, a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments and progress reporting, announced Neil MacGaffey and Isabel Pimentel as members of the 2013 LearnZillion dream team earlier this week. More than 3,000 teachers, instructional...

A former Calexico High school football and track athlete, Juan Manuel Elias admits he wasn’t much of a motivated student. The 19-year-old said he tried his best to maintain a 2.0 grade-point average simply so he could play sports. Upon graduating...

The scale, productivity and efficiency of the Imperial Valley’s agricultural production can, perhaps, be best appreciated through the observations of the agriculture students and educator from Belgium that toured the area Friday. “It’...