The following is a press release adapted from the Capistrano Unified School District's CUSD Insider article by Jimmy Knodel.

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Westminster High School senior Timmy Tran displays the pennant for his future college. Courtesy photo. Timmy Tran is one of the thousands of seniors in Orange County preparing for one of the biggest ...

Within the past few years, requirements to take the SAT and ACT, once seen as the deciding factor in college admissions, have been changing. When COVID-19 emerged, many schools decided to go ...

In Trustee Area B, current city councilman, and spouse of the current board president is running to replace her, facing a parent endorsed by the teachers' union. In Trustee Area C, an incumbent is ...

This November, two incumbents are not seeking reelection to the five-member board that governs nine schools. Four newcomers are running for the two seats. Two incumbents on the Los Alamitos Unified ...

L-R: Erin Bro, Jeannette Aguilera, Megan Lee, Darcy Blake, Tracy Havens and Christine Reinhardt-Zacair are Orange County's 2026 Teachers of the Year. You’re an Orange County Teacher of the Year! That ...

Alexa Dharmapalan is headed to San Diego State University, while rising LAHS senior Joelle Kaiser will be the student board member for 2023-24 Outgoing Los Alamitos USD student board member Alexa ...

A second effort to recall Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education member Scott Fayette has failed to qualify for the ballot, according to the O.C. Registrar of Voters. Photo courtesy ...

Two incumbents are facing two challengers in the contests for Trustee Areas 2 and 5. Plus, FSD voters will weigh in on a $262 million bond measure. The Fullerton School District Board of Trustees has ...

The Orange County Board of Education is tasked with appointing a new O.C. Superintendent of Schools. A new era could be starting in the relationship between the Orange County Board of Education and ...

Volunteering has become a key part of the teenage experience, so much so that over 28.3% of Americans ages 16+ volunteered between September 2022 to Sept. 2023, according to the United States Census ...