
Students from the California Academy of Mathematics and Science won second place in a national engineering design competition held recently in Denver.

by Chris Steinhauser
Superintendent of Schools
Tough times call for an overhaul in the way local schools are funded.


As reviewers toured Long Beach schools to determine whether LBUSD wins the national, $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education, 15 surprised students here received a combined $250,000 in scholarships for improving their grades.

Scholarships and other monetary awards earned by graduating seniors this year exceed $40 million, far surpassing last year’s record of $32 million.

Nutrition Services earned more than $500,000 in federal economic stimulus funds. Staff's thoroughness helped to win the grant.


Franklin Classical Middle School’s Campus Security Officer Robert “Robby” Jackson accepted the Classified Employee of the Year Award at this week’s Board of Education meeting as colleagues cheered at the surprise announcement.

The Long Beach School Nurses Association has awarded the 2009 School Nurse of the Year title to Debra Farnum, a nurse at Stevenson Elementary and Robinson Academy.

by Chris Steinhauser
Superintendent of Schools
Students and schools in the Long Beach Unified School District faced many serious challenges this year but amassed impressive new achievements, national honors and major awards.
