When Century High School counselor Beau Menchaca saw that just one in five students at the campus was applying for financial aid for college, one of the most important steps in the application process, he decided to get busy. Five...
Next month, 62 award-winning history projects from California will compete in Maryland against other top National History Day submissions from throughout the country. Among them will be eight entries from Orange County — including seven from the Irvine Unified School...
Newport-Mesa Unified School District is considering adopting a new philosophy for its schools that gives students regular breaks from homework, caps on long athletic practice sessions, no summer and vacation assignments and other practices aimed at reducing stress at school....