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WEBSpotlight Schools Newsletter Sept. 6, 2024. 📱 O.C. Districts Enact Cellphone Limits // 💵 Which District Spends More than $30K Per Student? // 🚸 Parents Demand Return of School Crossing Guards in Orange. Cypress School District.
Skip the SAT?: Tackling the Changing Testing Requirements for …
WEB3 days ago · Within the past few years, requirements to take the SAT and ACT, once seen as the deciding factor in college admissions, have been changing. When COVID-19 emerged, many schools decided to go test-optional to combat the unpredictable situation; including all University of California campuses and all California State University schools.. Now that the world is adapting to life after the pandemic ...
Back-to-School Season is Here - Spotlight Schools
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Photo by Jeannette Andruss. August means back to school for thousands of students attending public schools in Orange County. All but one of the 28 public school districts in O.C. will start the 2024-25 school year this month. Only the Huntington Beach City School District will welcome its students back on …
Preliminary Election Results - Spotlight Schools
WEBMar 6, 2024 · March 12 is the deadline for vote-by-mail ballots that were postmarked before or on March 5 to arrive at the O.C. Registrar of Voters' office. The election results must be certified by April 2. As of March 9, 566,157 ballots had been counted. The ROV indicates that there are more than 1.8 million registered voters in Orange County.
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WEBCalifornia Bans School Districts from Requiring Staff to Disclose a Student's Gender Identity. The law comes after several school boards, including Orange Unified, passed parental notification policies sparking debates over the rights of LGBTQ+ students and the rights of parents.
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WEBJeannette Andruss, Co-Founder. Jeannette Andruss is a longtime journalist, public school parent and believer that civil discourse and a free press are vital for democracy. She founded Spotlight Schools in 2021 with the help of the Tiny News Collective. She writes and reports the Spotlight Schools email newsletter in addition to many articles.
As kids head back to class, O.C. Department of Education leader …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · It's officially back-to-school season in Orange County. Thousands of local students are heading back to campuses this week as the 2023-24 school year starts. Most of the 28 public school districts in O.C., as well as many charter schools, are welcoming new classes of transitional kindergartners all the way
Six candidates vying to be appointed Orange County's Interim …
WEBMay 20, 2024 · This Wednesday, the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) is set to interview six candidates competing to become Orange County’s Interim Superintendent of Schools. The interviews will take place May 22 during a special board meeting scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. at 200 Kalmus Drive in Costa Mesa.. The board is tasked with appointing a person to serve out the remainder of the term of Al ...
Schools Reopen after Closure due to Airport Fire
WEBSep 17, 2024 · After days of displacement due to the Airport Fire, students from two campuses in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District were due to return to their home classrooms today.. Robinson Elementary and Trabuco Elementary schools were initially shut down September 10, one day after public works crews accidentally sparked a fire in Trabuco Canyon near an area used by a remote-control flying club.