District officials called for a hearing in an effort to protect certain programs, including AP courses. A host of parents and teachers say the hearings are disrupting students’ education.
Tag: Anaheim Union High School District
Anaheim Union High School District runs 21 schools in Anaheim, Cypress, La Palma and Buena Park and teaches about 25,000 students. We cover the board’s votes, its budget and the decisions that reach classrooms.
Posted inEducation
Two OC School Districts Hit With Layoffs, Personnel Shakeups
Leaders in two Orange County school districts are facing pushback – as one district announces plans to lay off over 100 teachers and another makes sweeping personnel changes.
Posted inTop Stories
Who’s Financing the Elected Officials Overseeing Your Local School?
While Orange County’s school districts are getting more political, parents can’t easily find out what interests are behind each school board member.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Masedeh: Anaheim’s Magnolia Agriscience Community Center Proves Green Spaces Can Revolutionize Education and Eradicate Food Deserts
Many residents living in Anaheim struggle to find affordable local produce. Yara Masedeh, a junior at Magnolia High School argues that the newly built Magnolia Agriscience Community Center farm can be used as a national model for other public schools to educate students and community members.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Orange County Tallied 722 Total Homeless Kids Last Year, Real Number May Be 30,000
It’s an issue that Orange County Grand Jurors say fuels a multi-generational cycle of homelessness across the region’s 28 school districts.
Posted inEducation
Anaheim High School District Looks to Keep Arabic Program For Now
Efforts by students to save Orange County’s only Arabic public high school program pushed school district officials in Anaheim to commit to keep the class for at least one more year.
Posted inEducation
What’s the Future of Orange County’s First Arabic Public School Program?
Anaheim Union High School District officials cut their Arabic program but at least one local Arab American leader is asking why the community wasn’t involved in the decision.
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An Arabic High School Program in OC is Getting Cut; Students Push to Save It
More than five years after the Anaheim Union High School District launched their Arabic program, officials plan to cut it because of low student enrollment.
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Who Should Run Our K-12 Public Schools? Here’s Where Candidates Stand on the Issues
We asked local school board candidates key questions about curriculum, pandemic measures, free speech, book bans, mental health support, and transparency.
Posted inCypress
Cypress City Council Again Censures Councilwoman Frances Marquez
The council majority accused Marquez this time of not only violating their civility code, but of using her office to help candidates campaign at a local high school.
