2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (475+ words) Parents at an Orange County elementary school overwhelmingly approved a'charter school conversion plan that would turn a traditional public school into one run by a nonprofit, the first such conversion in the county. With Thursday's vote, Orange Center will become…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (964+ words) Minutes after the Orange County School Board voted this month to close seven half-empty schools, it had to make another seemingly contradictory decision: Choose names for two new schools set to open in August. The votes underscored the two realities…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (224+ words) Public Schools Week has just come to a close, a week in which we celebrate the dedicated teachers and staff who work in our public schools and the amazing accomplishments of our students. As a public school teacher for more…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (561+ words) Orange County Public Schools. set to close seven schools this year, could lose another 5, 000 students and then shutter even more campuses next year, Superintendent Maria Vazquez said Tuesday. As the Orange County School Board considered new attendance plans for students…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Emily is the founder of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, a classical Catholic school in its first year of operation. A mom of five boys, Emily had a clear vision for the type of education she wanted to provide her sons:…...