Add Saddleback Valley Unified School District to those moving to a full day of kindergarten at all of its district elementary schools. District leaders recently announced that all 24 elementary schools will adopt the longer instructional day in all kindergarten...
Inside the Westminster High gymnasium, they waved pom poms, hoisted team flags, chanted cheers and screamed every time their team scored points. That was the scene Saturday during the Super Quiz portion of the 51st Orange County Academic Decathlon, one...
There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school’s performance. But those numbers never really told the whole story, leaving out key measures that reflect academic engagement, school climate and...
