Thanks to a joint-use agreement, the city’s low-income Willard neighborhood is now host to a high-quality soccer field, and everyone wants in. But how to maintain neighborhood access?
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 inEducation, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
School Board Again Faces Calls for Discipline Changes
During public testimony at Tuesday’s Santa Ana Unified regular board meeting, students, parents and activists demanded reductions in suspensions and a formal committee tasked with improving school climates.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana School Leaders Vexed by New Funding Plans
Important elements of the action plan are missing, a top official says, such as projected costs and actions. And jargon-filled reports across the state are considered hard to understand.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Residents Critical of Santa Ana District’s Discipline Efforts
The school board Tuesday faced a steady stream of residents calling for reshaping student discipline after the controversial arrest of a 14-year-old.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Residents Angered Over School Officer’s Treatment of Boy
In a cellphone video, the Santa Ana officer is seen holding the boy in a headlock. Many complain on Facebook while officials ask the community to withhold judgment until an investigation is finished.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Lutheran Minister Put His Faith in Santa Ana’s Willard Community
Pastor Jon Pedersen sought to improve one of Santa Ana’s most challenged neighborhoods, focusing resources on domestic violence, housing and education.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pulido Investigation Puts Prior Deal In Focus
Many of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s business partners — and even his personal attorney — were involved in a now decade-old deal to sell land to the Santa Ana Unified School District, netting a 60-percent profit.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Placentia, Top Stories
Woman’s Dream of Autism Center Doused by Officials
Courtni Laughlin says requirements to install sprinklers have prevented her from opening a much-needed center for adults in Placentia.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Top Stories
Explosion Prompts Evacuation at Santa Ana Valley High School
Officials suspect a problem with a water boiler caused the 7:30 a.m. explosion.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Many in OC on Their Way From ‘Invisible’ to Documented
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.
