Five schools were honored Wednesday morningfor receiving one of three prestigious awards given by the California Department of Education or National Title I Association.

A bus driver for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools is receiving a state honor. Damon Anglin will be presented Tuesday with the California Bus Driver of the Year Award.

Sponsored by the Kern Reading Association and Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for Grades 4-6, in which students demonstrate their abilities and knowledge of the books they have read in a quiz...

The 13th Annual Kern County Teacher Job Fair will be 8 a.m. to noon April 13 at the Larry E. Reider Education Center, 2000 K St., in downtown Bakersfield. The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office says this is the county's largest gathering...

Roughly 1,800 middle school and high school students attend the annual conference, which offers the chance to experience "new and exciting people" through the available workshops on colleges, businesses, youth organizations and more.

Demanding auditions and perfect attendance for three weeks of intense rehearsals - the toll for hundreds of the best young musicians and singers to perform in this year's Honor Music Festival.

Schools in Kern County say they make every effort to respond to bullies. It's an issue drawing more attention than ever, and bullying may have even played a role in the recent shooting at Taft Union High School.

A new class of Court Appointed Special Advocates will graduate Thursday night in downtown Bakersfield.

See the best high school musicians and singers in Kern County next week at the annual It's a Grand Night for Music event.