Once again, the SAUSD seeks to sugar coat the problem, claiming they have begun to implement some of the changes demanded by state and federal mandates. Here are some of the options they have in order to get some stimulus money to fix these schools: replace the principal, rehire no more than 50 percent...
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Tags: API Scores, Audry Noji, Century High School, Claudio Gallegos, failing schools, John Palacio, Jose Hernandez, Rob Richardson, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Business Alliance, Santa Ana Unified School District
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What are everyone's thoughts? As Gustavo asks, Who can save the Banana Republic? Who can bring change we Santa Ana residents can all believe in?
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Tags: Alfredo Amezcua, Armando de la Libertad, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Gustavo Arellano, Joe Yanez, John Palacio, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Nelida Yanez, Roman Reyna, Ruben Martinez, Santa Ana, Santa Ana City Council, Santa Ana Unified School District
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The Orange County Register reports that Most O.C. districts say no to Race To The Top Reforms. As few as nine Orange County school districts have committed to implement sweeping reforms championed under President Obama's federal Race to the Top grant program for schools, leaving up to 19 ineligible to receive the potentially millions...
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Tags: "Race to the Top", California Teacher's Association, Capistrano Unified School District, Centralia School District (elementary), Education, Federal Funding, Federal RTTT Initiative, Fountain Valley School District, Fullerton School District, Irvine Unified School District, Magnolia School District (elementary), O.C. Department of Education, Ocean View School Distrct (elementary), RTTT, Santa Ana Unified School District, Savanna School District (elementary), school funding
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The number of impoverished children ages 5 to 17 jumped by 6,188 in a single year, to an estimated 67,062 now in Orange County. Meanwhile, a much larger portion of the county's students – 43 percent – is receiving free or subsidized meals in school.
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Tags: Magnolia elementary School District, Orange County Department of Education, Orange County Register, Poverty, Poverty Rate, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified School District, School Children
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SANTA ANA, CA - California State Senator Lou Correa is partnering with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and Police Services of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) to present an October 20 student assembly at Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana in observance of National Teen Driver...
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Tags: National Teen Driver Safety Week, Santa Ana Police Department, Santa Ana Unified School District, Senator Lou Correa
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2008 was the first time there was an open seat on the school board, where at least one incumbent was not seeking re-election since 1998. Longtime board member and comic relief Rosemarie Avila was finally retiring to take on Loretta Sanchez in a quixotic run for Congress. Immediately, people began speculating, who will be...
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Tags: Audrey Noji, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Jose Hernandez, Loretta Sanchez, Pulido, Rob Richardson, Rosemarie Avila, Santa Ana Unified School District, SAUSD, Valerie Amezcua
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Last year when the citizens of the SAUSD were sold Measure G, they were told that this would not be the boondoggle that Measure C was. They were told that this time the money would be responsibly spent. They said they had to do this now because there was matching funds from...
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Tags: Alex Flores, Audrey Noji, John Palacio, Measure G, Rob Richardson, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Unified School District, School Bonds, Valerie Amezcua
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