Irvine City Councilmembers directed staff to research a grant program for families with children ages 0 to 4 and return to the council for formal consideration later.
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Irvine Unified School District runs 45 schools in Irvine and teaches about 38,000 students. We cover the board’s votes, its budget and the decisions that reach classrooms.
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Irvine Rolls Out Affordable Housing Program For Homeless Students
Irvine officials are using state grant funding to roll out affordable housing programs targeting homeless and housing insecure students in the Irvine Unified School District, Irvine Valley College and their families.
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How Easy is it to Tune Into Your School Board Meeting?
Saddleback Valley and Savanna School Districts in OC are the only ones that don’t livestream their meetings for public viewing.
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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.
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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.
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OC Schools Are Starting up Again: Are They Prepared for COVID And Monkeypox?
Public health officials warn of a COVID wave as students across Orange County are heading back to school and as concerns over monkeypox start to emerge.
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ACLU Calls Out Irvine School Board For Suppressing Public Comments
The complaints came after the board tried to shut down a public commenter who was raising complaints about district staff.
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Santa Ana Unified Suspends Reporting New COVID-19 Cases in Classrooms
While some OC school districts saw their COVID-19 cases drop this week, at least three are reporting more than 1,000 confirmed cases.
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Parents Across Orange County Keep Tense Watch as School COVID Dashboards Soar
As virus cases and anxiety flares across OC public school districts, questions focus on accuracy of district case reports.
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With Students Back in Class after the Holidays, Covid Concerns Again Take Front Seat Across OC
OC School districts await a supply of Covid tests from the state amid concerns over in person instruction as Covid cases rise.
