About 50 parents and teachers gather in Lake Forest as part of a weeklong campaign across California. They support Gov. Brown's call for temporary tax hikes.
Elementary school shutdown forces parents to quickly choose a new campus for the fall. The deadline for transfer applications is May 20.
High school students take part in a surprise dancing performance Friday evening at the Kaleidoscope.
At Kiwanis Club meeting, two local educators discuss increasingly competitive college admissions standards and the value of trade schools.
Parents and students packed the school board meeting Tuesday, asking for assurances that the school closure process is thoughtful and fair.
Nine people have been nominated for a committee that suggests other uses for so-called "surplus" schools. Their input could play a key role in the board’s decision about which schools to shutter this year.
After six weeks of wacky competition, a dodge ball champion is crowned at El Toro High.
The Lake Forest school is one of three sites on the chopping block as Saddleback Valley Unified School District grapples with huge deficits and the county’s highest rate of declining enrollment.
The coming What If Week sees the Associated Student Body addressing a different topic each day.
Scores of concerned parents turn out to oppose the recommendation, which comes as the district faces the highest rate of declining enrollment in the county. "I feel like the decision has already been made," says one parent.
The district has already had to fire hundreds of faculty members in the past few years. Due to budget problems in Sacramento and declining enrollment in the Saddleback Valley, though, more teachers and administrators may lose their jobs.
Both the Saddleback Valley Council of PTAs and Laguna Hills High School PTSA will be honored April 30.
The consultant hired by Saddleback Valley Unified to determine which campuses to shutter presented its initial findings to a district committee Tuesday night. Schools throughout the district would absorb the closed campuses' enrollments.
A local student shares what it's like to be 13 nowadays.
“1 Minute Charger Collection” will take place during third period.
"Race to Nowhere" questions scholastic expectations for kids in school today.
A program that equips students with iPods gained recognition from the computer company.
The move to pressure state lawmakers comes on the heels of the school board's vote to authorize 100 layoffs next year. The district is also exploring the idea of closing at least one local school.
The school board will meet Tuesday to consider issuing pink slips to 72 teachers and 30 classified employees.
Adam Bragg dances to victory—and his own parking spot—with a tribute to ‘Napoleon Dynamite.’
Alysa Randles was honored at the Musical Theatre Competitions of America, where the El Toro High School's drama department also took fourth place.
El Toro students pulls off a production based on an internet sensation.
Sophomore Liam Skelly proved the hero at Wednesday snack-time match at El Toro High.
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An unprecedented 85 teams have signed up for El Toro High’s crazy tournament tradition, which kicks off this week.
Years in a two-way immersion program have led to Laguna Hills High School junior Kaylee Yoshii being one of just three Americans selected for a summer abroad program.
Feb. 11 candlelight vigil will honor El Toro High teen Jacque Villagomez, who was killed in 2008.
Kathy Wright and her nieces and nephew find open hearts at Lake Forest's Aliso Elementary after losing everything.