Fullerton School District Supt. Gretchen Janson, Ed.D., plans to substitute teach across grade levels at various FSD schools.

Recently released state test results show 14 of AESD’s 23 schools improved their English language arts scores.

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 ...

Spotlight Schools is passionate about delivering hyperlocal education news from across Orange County. And now there is a day to celebrate that effort. April 9, 2026, is the first-ever Local News Day ...

Orange Unified School District Superintendent Ernie Gonazalez. Photo courtesy OUSD. Orange Unified School District Superintendent Ernie Gonzalez is stepping down as the district’s top administrator ...

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 ...

Cara Vienna, the new principal of Los Alamitos High School, and Kristine Morris, a new assistant principal, will be formally introduced at the meeting. The board annually outlines and adopts its ...

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 a unanimous vote, the board renamed Rosita Elementary School to Frank and Irene Palomino Elementary School in honor of the family who helped end school segregation in California. The following is a ...

After winning their races in the November 5, 2024 election, newly elected board trustees were sworn into office. The board also selected a President and Vice President for 2025. Here are three things ...

After two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pageant of the Arts at McGaugh Elementary returned to the stage for the 39th time last week. In 2020, McGaugh’s Pageant shut down ...

Fullerton School District’s National Speech and Debate team, made up of 20 students in grades 6th through 8th representing various schools from across the district, took top NSDA honors. The following ...