Education
Redlands Emergency Services Academy launches 27th year with 31 recent graduates
Weeklong program gives participants hands-on experience in police, fire and emergency response careers
Micah House to host annual Back2School Jam, giving away backpacks and school supplies
Free Aug. 8 event at Sylvan Park will provide backpacks, school supplies and bicycles to students while supplies last
Aguilar announces $66.4 million for San Bernardino County Head Start programs
Federal funding supports early childhood education, including programs serving families in Redlands
Redlands Unified sued over alleged failures to stop racial harassment
Complaint says district failed to protect two Black students despite substantiating multiple incidents
Redlands Unified LCAP targets attendance, academics and student support
District’s proposed three-year accountability plan outlines $126.4 million in programs tied to student achievement, school climate and college readiness.
Redlands school board delays YMCA contract vote, extends timeline for program evaluation
Trustees want to give the YMCA more time to prove its revamped after-school program after the district awarded a larger contract to the Boys & Girls Club.
Redlands Unified launches summer meal program with kickoff event at A.K. Smiley Library
Free meals for children 18 and younger will be available throughout the summer at multiple locations across Redlands.
DOJ finds Redlands Unified largely compliant, cites investigation delays
State report says district met nearly all court-ordered reforms but remains partially compliant on complaint resolution timelines
What’s on the Redlands Unified school board agenda for June 9
Trustees will hold public hearings on the district’s budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan, consider a $905,590 YMCA afterschool partnership and review millions in Measure D-funded campus safety projects.
Binks, Vara advance in San Bernardino County schools race
Cali Binks and Alex Vara advance in the county superintendent race while Sonja Shaw and Richard Barrera move on in California's superintendent contest.
Redlands High senior earns $50,000 Edison scholarship
Jiarui Li plans to study engineering at Princeton and hopes to help bridge the digital divide
Redlands Unified board finalizes layoffs for 24 certificated employees
The vote finalizes layoffs for certificated employees, including counselors, teachers and student support staff, bringing total district layoffs this month to 43 positions.