For the first time in history, NASA has allowed junior high school teachers to board NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) for scientific research, starting with three teachers from the Hart District. Teachers Marisa Heflin from Arroyo Seco, Shelly Turski from La Mesa and Stacy Wade-Robb from Rio Norte are expected to fly as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) on ...

Officials at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital vaccinated Saugus High Teacher Jim Klipfel to kick off the new phase of COVID-19 vaccinations now available to educators, food workers, and emergency service providers. At a small event at the hospital on Monday, Henry Mayo began their Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations with Saugus High School Teacher Jim Klipfel. The new wave of ...

SCV Education Foundation officials provided classroom materials to Santa Clarita teachers Thursday, after an $18,000 grant made the event possible. Learning tools were bought for Santa Clarita educators looking for new ways to connect students to their lessons. The 16 material grants funded by the foundation were chosen because they would affect the largest number of students in the Santa ...

For the first time in 30 years, LAUSD teachers, including some from Santa Clarita, have come together on the picket lines for a strike destined to improve schools throughout the district. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Joining together on the third day as of Wednesday, Los Angeles Unified School District teachers ...

COC is promoting the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that the State Board of Education formally adopted in 2013. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. COC is promoting the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that the State Board of Education formally adopted in 2013. The three-day ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of College of the Canyons.  College of the Canyons Athletics officials are inviting students and staff from Santa Clarita Valley schools to attend Saturday’s game for free. Listen to the game live on AM-1220 KHTS or on the web. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news ...

Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation officials are holding their 30th annual Teacher Tribute on Wednesday, event officials announced. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The foundation plans to honor 53 teachers, one from each public school in all five Santa Clarita school districts, selected by their peers for providing excellent classroom ...

Santa Clarita teachers have received funding for 70 different classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit organization that connects donors with public school teachers who need classroom materials.  Victoria Kubasek, from Mountain View Elementary School, received funding for the “Art Isn’t An Extra” project, which enables her students to use a variety of media – pastels, paints and papers – to enhance ...