As we mourn the innocent victims who lost their lives in the senseless tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and ask ourselves why and how has this […]
Tag: Santa Ana Unified School District
Santa Ana Unified School District runs 56 schools in Santa Ana and teaches about 36,000 students. We cover the board’s votes, its budget and the decisions that reach classrooms.
Posted inAnaheim, Santa Ana
Rising Youth Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Hit Hard in Santa Ana, Anaheim
In response to a dramatic upswing in sexually transmitted diseases, schools and community groups serving low-income students are responding with no-nonsense educational approaches that factor in cultural beliefs and practices.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Education, Santa Ana
Rodríguez: Santa Ana Unified School District Approach on District Security Officers Jeopardizes Student Safety
Rigo Rodríguez, who is a Governing Board Member for the Santa Ana Unified School District, questions implementation of a district plan to shift 25 of 38 District Security Officers (DSOs) from their middle schools and high schools to other sites, urging cooperation, just as labor leaders meet today with school district officials on the shift.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Is California’s big investment in needy students paying off?
California’s new system for funding public education has pumped tens of billions of extra dollars into struggling schools, but there’s little evidence yet that the investment is helping the most disadvantaged students.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Phillips: Celebrating Success at Santa Ana Unified School District
Santa Ana Unified School District Superintendent Stefanie P. Phillips reports that students in Santa Ana have achieved a significant increase of 11.5% in graduation rates over the last seven years, surpassing the State and County average with 91.6% of the District’s high school seniors graduating with their diploma and a direct pathway to college.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Leaders Collaborate on Reducing Shootings, Gangs and Other Youth Violence
A meeting last week drew a wide cross-section of city leaders and residents – including top officials from the city, schools, police, and nonprofit groups – amid a tripling of shootings in recent years.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Education
MacNair: Santa Ana Unified School District Arts Education and SanArts Conservatory
Santa Ana Unified School District launches the first public school of the arts. The Conservatory, SanArts will be open to students throughout Santa Ana and Orange County.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Mayor and Police-Backed Council Candidates Score Victories
With his own victory, and those by other police union-backed candidates in Santa Ana City Council races, Mayor Miguel Pulido appears to have regained much of the power he lost in the 2012 “Santa Ana Spring” election.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Mental Health Money Top Issue in Santa Ana School Board Forum
Candidates for seats on the Santa Ana Unified School District board delved into issues like expanding mental health support for students and the need to end the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline”
Posted inEducation, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana School Board Member Exceeded Campaign Donation Limit
The Santa Ana Unified School District has told candidates there is a limit of $1,000 per person. But Cecilia Iglesias says she can accept contributions over the $1,000 limit because the rules are voluntary and can’t be enforced.
