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Superintendent Announces Kern County's Teachers Of The Year Finalists able to apply for state competition 23ABC News and last updated 2021-05-07 07:57:29-04 Kern County Superintendent announces the county teachers of the year. The three named include 1st Grade teacher Jolie Brouttier from Downtown Elementary, Physical Education teacher Richard Ribaudo from Sierra Middle School and English teacher Jason Spitzer from Desert Junior-Senior High School in Muroc. “These amazing honorees represent excellence in teaching from Kern’s school districts and are reflective of the education heroe...

Cisco Foundation Commits $100 Million for Climate Projects and Technology David McNew, Getty Images The Cisco Foundation money will help nonprofits that use technology to promote community carbon reduction, climate resilience, green jobs, and education and activism on climate change. Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle: Cisco Foundation $100 million over 10 years to make grants and impact investments to nonprofit groups that are using technology to combat climate change and promote community education, carbon reduction, climate resilience, green jobs, and acti...

Former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson and wife Elizabeth launched The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education to support diversity in teaching, and economic mobility in the Black community. On April 28, they’ll dole out $1 million to each of five organizations achieving those goals nationwide, in an online event headlined by luminaries including Common and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Provided Before former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson and wife Elizabeth launched their vision of supporting food and beverage entrepreneurs through their successful venture capital firm, they’d dreamed of he...

By Cherranda Smith Mar 1, 2021 On Thursday (February 25), the Center for Black Educator Development announced its $3 million initiative to get more Black teachers in classrooms across the nation.  The Philly-based organization’s program goal is to get at least 21,000 Black high school and college students into a pipeline to become teachers over the next 12 years through its Black Educators of Excellence Fellowship Program.  Sharif El-Mekki, the Center’s founder, told The Philadelphia Inquirer inspiring Black teachers is a necessary component of the mission, “they are worthy, and the...