Category Archives: Education

On IDing Master’s Students

In the Daily Brief yesterday I stated, quite provocatively, that the righteousness quotient had risen in the SCV as Master’s College students returned to the SCV. One reader took offfense: So Jeff….you have “witnessed” TMC students all over town? How … Continue reading

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Cars and traffic at West Creek Academy

West Creek Academy has a traffic problem.

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Library Censorship – is it a real concern?

In the ongoing debate over whether the City of Santa Clarita should takeover the three County libraries in town, there has been a subdued but consistent undercurrent of concern about the City possibly censoring books in its collection. Normally, I’d … Continue reading

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SCVTalk Exclusive-Castaic High School Site Selection

SCVTalk has learned that Foothill League teams will travel to Romero Canyon to beat the stuffing out of the hapless rump high school that the Hart District will build there! In a show of solidarity, an originally divided Board counted … Continue reading

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The Pictures Newhall Land doesn’t want you to see

In today’s story on Cal Arts student Andy Gohlich’s Newhall Ranch picture, there was a veiled threat to prosecute Gohlich and others who trespass on Newhall Ranch: Newhall Land spokeswoman Marlee Lauffer pointed out that much of the land Gohlich … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Education, Environment | 3 Comments

Creating Sustainable SCV Job Growth: A Thesis

In 2005 The Regents of the University of California erected the first American research institution of the 21st century.  The location?  Merced, California.  Situated between Modesto and Fresno, the town boasts a population of 80,000 in a county of about 200,000. … Continue reading

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West Creek Academy – “Gateway to the World”

Mrs. NickelDime attended one of the informational meetings on West Creek Academy tonight.  The meeting was held at Bridgeport Elementary; both the attendance and content validated the buzz surrounding this unique school. Principal Cory Pak spoke to a standing room only … Continue reading

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New Semester at COC

We’re big fans of College of the Canyons here on SCVTalk and that’s why it’s worth mentioning that today begins the Spring 2010 semester. Like every other high education system in California, College of the Canyons has had a rough … Continue reading

Posted in Advocacy, Education | 16 Comments

SUSD Holds Meetings, Tours of West Creek Academy

Saugus USD will hold a series of three informational meetings, along with 2 on-site tours, to provide prospective parents with more information on the forthcoming West Creek Academy, a new $35M elementary school in the West Creek / West Hills communities of … Continue reading

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Why so many private schools in SCV?

When I came to Santa Clarita in 1992 as a pimply-faced sophomore,  I had exactly two options for high school. Hart High or Santa Clarita Christian (Alemany too, I suppose). Now-a-days, SCV students and their parents face a plethora of … Continue reading

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