Michael Fine has spent more than 30 years navigating some of California public education’s toughest financial challenges. As retirement nears, the FCMAT CEO reflects on a career built on truth, trust and putting students first.
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Three Kern County students are among the nation’s top young scientists after being selected as Top 300 Junior Innovators in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
The stadium stairs at Independence High School became a place of remembrance Wednesday morning as students from the Kern High School District’s ROC/CTEC Public Service Programs climbed 2,200 steps in honor of the first responders who answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.
Seven-year-old Mila is used to lighting up the halls at Reagan Elementary with her big personality and even bigger smile. Next week, she’ll light up Times Square.
Educators from across Kern County and beyond will come together Nov. 6–7 at Bell Tower Plaza in downtown Bakersfield for the annual Bridges Connecting Language & Literacy Conference, a free professional learning event focused on strengthening literacy and language instruction for diverse student populations.
Eleven individuals and teams representing some of the best of Kern County education will take center stage Oct. 8 as the Kern County Superintendent of Schools hosts the inaugural Kern County PURPOSE Awards at Bell Tower Plaza.
Fruitvale School District’s PBIS and MTSS programs use positive, individualized support and data-driven interventions to improve student behavior, earning every school recognition for progress while helping students feel supported rather than defined by their behavior.
Each year, KCSOS recognizes outstanding employees who exemplify the organization’s mission of serving children through excellence, innovation, and dedication. Meet this year’s honorees.
Artemis II astronaut Captain Victor Glover returned to Ridgecrest to share his journey from military aviation to space exploration, inspiring Sierra Sands Unified students to pursue their own goals through education, resilience, and perseverance.
California’s new $10,000 student teacher stipend is helping remove a major barrier to entering the profession, while a statewide campaign and new toolkit are helping spread the word.
Katarina Osdale overcame addiction and hardship to rebuild her life, pursue education, and inspire others through her full-circle return to KCSOS.
Students from across Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) gathered throughout the week for school assemblies celebrating the district’s annual Music in Our Schools Week (MIOSW).
KCSOS is assuming dining operations at CSU Bakersfield, bringing a nonprofit, student-focused approach with new food options, expanded services, local sourcing, and employment opportunities.
You can help a child become a stronger, more confident reader by volunteering just one hour a week. The Kern County Community Reading Project is seeking volunteers to provide one-on-one reading support to local second-graders.
Kern County Superintendent of Schools and Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Sergeant Rex Davenport encourage families to prioritize back-to-school safety by slowing down, following traffic laws, modeling safe habits, staying alert, and teaching children safe practices as they travel to and from school.
April Raguindin, a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in Bakersfield City School District and one of California’s 2026 Teachers of the Year, will deliver the keynote address at the free Educator Summit scheduled Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Bell Tower Plaza.
For more than 130 years, Lamont Elementary School District has shaped generations of families, with former students like first-year Superintendent Brandy Charles returning to lead the community that shaped them.
More than 100 Kern County students received new clothes, school supplies, and a confident start to the school year through the annual Kohl’s Children’s Shopping Spree.
More than 300 after-school professionals from across Kern County came together this week for the Expanded Learning Project’s 7th Annual After School Professional Development Conference, where workshops equipped staff with new tools to better serve students and families.
The KCSOS STEAM Yard combines immersive, hands-on STEAM learning with a growing educator pipeline, inspiring thousands of students while helping mentors discover and prepare for careers in teaching.
