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Business Sense | Dispelling the myths: Arts and humanities in a polytechnic world 

Business Sense | Dispelling the myths: Arts and humanities in a polytechnic world 1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (76+ words) 2. Ability to work in a team 3. Written communication skills 5. Strong work ethic 7. Verbal communication skills Loren Collins is a proud graduate of the undergraduate history program at Cal Poly Humboldt. He has seen the value of the foundation it provided…...

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Education Matters | Investing in literacy is investing the future

Education Matters | Investing in literacy is investing the future1+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) By Danielle Witten and'Genevive Macias For Humboldt County, the work of supporting literacy in our schools is critical, as many districts are too small to independently fund comprehensive literacy supports. The Humboldt County Office of Education helps bridge that gap…...

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Charter school slated to close

Charter school slated to close1+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) Amid declining enrollment, a Southern Humboldt charter school is slated for closure mid-school year. Officials have pointed to the crash of the cannabis industry as the cause of shrinking enrollments in the region. Agnes J. Johnson Charter School in Weott is…...

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Education Matters | Event season: Preparing students for their preferred future

Education Matters | Event season: Preparing students for their preferred future3+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) Education Matters | Event season: Preparing students for their preferred future'Times-Standard January marks a new calendar year for everyone. There is a rejuvenation, similar to the first day of school vibes, as classrooms prepare for the second half of the school…...

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WILPF quilt raffle raises funds for scholarship

WILPF quilt raffle raises funds for scholarship3+ week, 3+ day ago   (122+ words) Recent scholarship winners include Paste Papers for Peace, Centro Del Pueblo, Miranda's Rescue, Cumbre Humboldt, Ballet Folklorico, Redwood Roots Farm, North Coast Rape Crisis Team, Beginnings, Inc" Humboldt WILPF, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, recently drew the winner…...

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College Matters | There are reasons for optimism in education

College Matters | There are reasons for optimism in education3+ week, 5+ day ago   (707+ words) College Matters | There are reasons for optimism in education'Times-Standard Happy New Year! I hope your holiday was full of family, friends, reflection, and the reminder of the precious gift of connection. I believe that Friedrich Nietzsche's quote, "What does not…...

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Arcata students display art throughout town

Arcata students display art throughout town4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (309+ words) If you have been out and about in Arcata recently, there is a good chance that you may have seen some Arcata Elementary School student art. The new effort to get student art into the community came out of an…...

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CR celebrates 6 decades of its cornerstone forestry program

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (224+ words) For six decades, the Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) program at College of the Redwoods has been more than a curriculum. It has been a place where curiosity about the natural world becomes expertise, passion becomes commitment, and students leave…...

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Education Matters | Kindness is alive and well in Humboldt County

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) Education Matters | Kindness is alive and well in Humboldt County'Times-Standard Schools across Humboldt County are preparing to take part in the Great Kindness Challenge (January 26-30). It's a nationwide movement that began more than a decade ago when a California educator…...

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From Eureka to Taiwan

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (205+ words) Lafayette Elementary School in Eureka and Linsen Elementary School in Taiwan established a Sister-School Partnership earlier this month. In a ceremonial signing at the Humboldt County Office of Education on Dec. 11, the dignitaries of Eureka City Schools, Lafayette Elementary School,…...