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Weekly roundup: Students debate mascot name, Teachers of the Year and more

October 27, 2017

The majority of students at Savanna High want to rebrand their school mascot after some raised concerns about its symbolism. Students at the Anaheim Union High School District campus debated this week whethe... Read More

OCDE Project GLAD NTC wins Golden Bell Award for helping improve student outcomes

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October 26, 2017

An Orange County Department of Education program created to train educators in practices that improve language and literacy for all students, especially English language learners, has won a prestigious Golden B... Read More

Santa Ana Unified Superintendent Stefanie Phillips speaks at an event

Growth in college prep programs touted at Santa Ana Unified’s State of the District event

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October 13, 2017

The number of programs available to Santa Ana Unified School District students to help prepare them for college and careers has grown at an extraordinary rate over the past few years, giving more students oppor... Read More

New dyslexia guidelines offer more direction for educators

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October 12, 2017

Experts estimate that 70 to 80 percent of people who struggle to read suffer from dyslexia. They also estimate that anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of students are dyslexic, making it most common of the language-... Read More

Science teacher Gregory Gardiner, left, leads a class lesson with students.

OC teacher wins top state honor

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October 11, 2017

The state Department of Education on Wednesday named Gregory Gardiner, a science teacher from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, as one of five 2018 California Teachers of the Year. Gardiner has taught ... Read More

The latest on Canyon Fire 2 school closures

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October 11, 2017

Updated at 4:05 p.m. on Oct. 11 All Orange County schools to open Thursday Orange Unified has announced it will reopen the six schools that had been closed since Tuesday. "With all Orange Unified School Di... Read More

Brush fire prompts school evacuations, air quality warning

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October 9, 2017

A brush fire that has scorched at least 2,000 acres in Anaheim Hills has forced the evacuation of three elementary schools, and prompted air quality warnings throughout the region. Students from Running Spri... Read More

From left: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp, Board of Education President Meg Cutuli, State Senator Janet Nguyen, and LAEF Executive Director Carrie Logue.

Academic achievement celebrated at Los Alamitos Unified’s State of the District event

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October 5, 2017

Los Alamitos Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Kropp told more than 200 parents, educators and community members that there's plenty to celebrate when it comes to education. Los Alamitos Unified... Read More

Weekly roundup: Saturday school might come to one district, Mandarin immersion school debuts, and more

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September 29, 2017

For some students in the Centralia School District, Saturdays could become another day they have to wake up early, grab their backpacks and head off to class. The Orange County Register reported this week ab... Read More

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