Garden Grove Unified School District to Phase In Reopening of Schools Amid Pushback
OC Schools During Coronavirus
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The district will reopen some schools next week while a protest to delay a return is set for Friday.
Gaps In Coronavirus Outreach to Non-English Speaking Families & Businesses
Orange County Coronavirus
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Recent orders — and subsequent clarifications — by the county health officer weren’t immediately translated into non-English languages when they went into effect Tuesday. Meanwhile, local activists and doctors have taken it upon themselves to ensure key information about the novel coronavirus gets across to immigrant families and businesses where English isn’t the first language.
Santa Ana Unified Set to Offer Ethnic Studies Classes
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This fall, the district will join an increasing number in California that offer classes in which students can explore their own ethnic identities.
Garden Grove Unified Fills Empty Board Seat
Bao Nguyen
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The Board of Trustees appointed Theresa Rocco to fill a vacancy left by Bao Nguyen, who was elected Mayor of Garden Grove.
County Rejects School Bonds Due to District’s Finances
Education
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The Garden Grove district’s proposed budget projects a $60-million deficit.
Language Immersion Program Pushed for Vietnamese Youth
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Garden Grove parents and educators say the program would preserve native language for second- and third-generation Vietnamese.
Supreme Court Rules Special Ed Litigation Costs Are Public
Education
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Orange County school districts have kept secret hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills they racked up fighting families of children seeking special education services.
Many in OC on Their Way From ‘Invisible’ to Documented
Education
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Although cost remains a barrier, signs indicate that large numbers of youths in the county are applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Questions Surround Attorneys’ Actions in Special Ed Case
Education
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Records show that attorneys for Garden Grove Unified School District may have behaved unethically in effort to sway appellate court.
A ‘Brotherhood’ Fights Families Wanting Special Ed
Education
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The Orange County Special Education Alliance is an obscure public agency that uses taxpayer money to help pay the legal bills of school districts battling families over providing special education services.