Retiring this year, the longtime preschool teacher and administrator said money raised from the event will be used to update the school’s playground in addition to enhancing the school.

Something powerful drew Lova Hyatt to the world of teaching. And something even stronger kept her there for 40 years. As she prepares to retire from the Santa Monica-Malibu school district at the ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A lot has changed over the past six decades. Through it all, Thelma Thomason has worked for the Fayetteville School District.