Lamont Elementary School District Superintendent Dr. Lori Gonzalez joins Covina-Valley Unified School District Health Services Coordinator Nicole Salas and Mental Health Services Coordinator Ana Vasquez to discuss establishing easily-accessible and equitable wellness centers in their districts, and the differences and challenges of providing health care in rural and urban school district areas ..read more

Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School senior Brigitte Lopez and junior Codi Thompson discuss academic and community leadership, the joys of helping others in need and share their thoughts on Black History Month and Women’s History Month.  ..read more

Hacienda La Puente Unified Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jiménez joins Fontana Unified Executive Director of College, Career and Economic Development Hillary Wolfe, A.B. Miller High School aviation teacher Jeff McGlocklin and A.B. Miller High School senior Johnny Hortua as they discuss what it takes to establish an aviation education pathway in a Southern California school district ..read more

South Hills High School senior Ahriana Chavez, Covina High School junior Gianna Herrera and Northview High School freshman Jin-Jin Sanglimsuwan discuss being chosen to join the League of Innovative Students, how they are helping shape future education policies, and why they feel compelled to give back to their communities ..read more

Fontana High School Career Connections CTE instructor Lamar Hanger and Fontana High junior Cyrus Sapien discuss the Career Connections construction pathway, preparing for the annual CIEF Foundation Design Build competition, learning life skills and the camaraderie of being a family of aspiring carpenters ..read more

South El Monte High School senior Aaron Morales (“Legacy: After Effects”) joins Whittier High School junior Julia Rae Rodriguez (“Dried Lavender & Sage: Poems As I Grow”) to discuss their latest published works, what inspires them to write, balancing their studies with literary pursuits, extracurricular activities and what writer – living or dead – they would love to have a conversation with.  ..read more

California High School Model United Nations advisors Sean Reagan and James Palmer join senior Madeleine Reagan and junior Katy Tinoco to discuss the school’s Model United Nations program, the importance of learning diplomacy, the benefit of traveling to high schools and colleges to attend conferences, and the school’s CondorMUN5 conference for high school and middle school students, held in Dec. 2023.  ..read more

Henry J. Kaiser High School Director of Theater Wendi Johnson is joined by Kaiser seniors and Kaiser Artistic and Theatrical Society (KATS) members Leah Young and Dani Garcia as they discuss the Fontana Unified school’s first-ever first place award for their performance of Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” at the California Educational Theatre Association high school theatre festival in January.    ..read more

Lynwood Unified Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Innovation Dr. Patrick Gittisriboongul discusses the future of artificial intelligence (AI) education, how it can spark innovation, how to recognize AI fact from fiction, how to navigate AI’s ethical standards and what future careers are being made possible by using AI.  ..read more

Strategic Innovations Facilitator Gibran Carter and Makerspace Manager Josh Brown discuss the grand opening of Innovation Empire, a dynamic creative learning environment exclusive to Fontana Unified students, which includes a think tank for students to learn entrepreneurship, and a Makerspace with state-of-the-art 3-D printers, laser cutters and other high-tech machinery, that will allow students to create and design their own projects.  ..read more