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Not much of a Race To The Top for Orange County schools.
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
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 of federal stimulus dollars that California is seeking.
12 Percent of OC School Children Living in Poverty
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
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.
Senator Lou Correa to Promote Teen Driver Safety
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
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…
2008 SAUSD Election: An Analysis Part 1
by Claudio Gallegos • • 2 Comments
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…
Same Old Song At SAUSD
by Claudio Gallegos • • 1 Comment
  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.…
Solar: Innovative Way To Save Schools Money
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
The OC Register’s Fermin Leal reported yesterday on the Santa Ana Unified School District’s effort to assist in the battle against global warming and rising energy costs. Santa Ana school adding solar power system Saddleback High may soon produce up…
