Spotlight Schools Newsletter: August 2025
Top Trends Influencing the 2025-26 School Year // 💻 O.C. Mom: 'ChatGPT killed my son' // 🏫 New High School Rankings // Teachers Win Shopping Spree
Santa Ana Unified School District
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Students without legal status have the right to attend public school. Will Trump change that?
O.C. school districts continue to remind parents that students have a right to a free public education. Legal experts discuss how the protection could be threatened.
School Districts Respond to Immigration Enforcement Operations
Several O.C. school districts took to social media to declare schools as "safe havens" amid ICE raids.
Spotlight Schools Newsletter: June 2025
🎓 New tools to track graduates' progress // 👟 Debate over transgender athletes // Superintendents Wanted // 🍎 Ranking of Districts with the 'Best Teachers'
✏️ Spotlight Schools Newsletter: March 2025
Board Member Ousted // ❓ about DEI // 🐐 Series on Schools with Farms // 🐝 O.C.'s Top Spellers
Santa Ana USD to Drop Contested Ethnic Studies Courses to Settle Lawsuit
The district will invite public participation and adhere to controversial issues policy when redesigning new courses
✏️ Spotlight Schools Newsletter: Feb. 2025
O.C. Schools Respond to Immigration Crackdown Plans // 🧡 Support for L.A. Fire Victims // 💯 Celebrating the 100th Day of School
O.C. School Districts Respond to Changing Federal Immigration Rules
Shift allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to conduct arrests at schools prompts concerns from families, action by educators.
How the Windstorm and Devastating L.A. Fires are Impacting Orange County Schools
Air quality concerns have led some schools in Orange County to limit students' outdoor activity.