The per-school selections have been announced. Is your teacher among them?
A final exam is taken twice after administrators discover a test was allegedly circulated before the first.
Registration deadlines for both public, public charter and private schools are coming up. Here's what you need to know.
An influx of students – mostly elementary-aged – has the district planning its first new schools in years.
On a busy agenda, the Capistrano Unified school board will also consider expanding the Spanish dual-immersion program and offering a seal of biliteracy for graduating seniors.
San Juan Elementary has fun while helping prevent the spread of malaria in Africa.
A local superintendent helped Jerry Brown craft the plan that would change how education is financed in the state. He offers insights on how it would play out.
Original and rare artwork from Charles Schulz will be shown starting Jan. 23 at the Laguna College of Art & Design.
A Capistrano Unified board member did target practice recently and says one out of five female newbies was a teacher.
Capo Unified is starting a dual-immersion program for preschoolers next year.
If you have kindergartners starting school in 2013-14, you can have them learning Spanish or Mandarin from Day 1.
After two rejections at SoCal school districts, Oxford gets a lift from the former Florida governor.
The two local high schools are finding ways to put more teaching minutes back on the calendar.
Basketball fans at Capistrano Valley Christian School toss bears for charity.
What schools are doing—and how you can join the effort—to help children cope with a tragedy.
In response to Friday's attack in Connecticut, local officials say they have plans in place to deal with similar emergencies.
Oxford Preparatory Academy and Capo Unified commissioned separate reviews into whether the charter school cheated on standardized tests.
The one-time principal at Dana Hills and current principal of Capo Unified's virtual school will leave CUSD to join another CUSD.
Two new trustees are sworn in and two others are reaffirmed, but not without some sharp comments from the public.
Ambuehl Elementary and 47 other CUSD schools wear and collect pajamas to support children in foster care.
Next year, CUSD needs to close a $31 million gap; meanwhile this year will see a temporary $23 million cash-flow problem by May.
Students identified as at-risk for gangs will get a close look at how Ford cars are designed and sold Friday morning.
Schedules will soon be changed at San Juan Hills High and Capistrano Valley High.
In a 20-day period in October, the California Teachers Association donated nearly $500,000 to various school campaigns. Find out to whom.
The results don't bode well for future local tax hikes or school bond measures, says Superintendent Joseph Farley.
A new law prompted by an ACLU lawsuit makes it harder for the district to charge fees for enrichment programs. Alternatives are being sought.
Parents no longer can pay for testing in one district, while another district never offered it. Yet another tests all third-graders.
Kinder students can now weather hot days in chilled luxury.
A delay in getting out this year's property tax bills means much fewer funds to disburse to schools in November, which in turn makes finances tight.
The school board takes a closer look at recent academic performance results. English learners are advancing. Overall, CUSD ranks fourth in Orange County.
Parent Dawn Urbanek raised questions about how Capo Unified handled its budget this year.
The hijinks were a reward for the school surpassing the state's achievement goals. San Juan Elementary had the highest jump this year among Capo Unified schools.
The Stallions Boosters hosted a hypnotist show.
Parents' group demands that the 35-year-old wooden stadium seating be replaced.
A post-election analysis shows more tough decisions lie ahead.
Capo Unified removes the logo from its new online school.
Like most other Orange County school districts, Capo Unified fell short of standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. A letter to parents offered confusing statements on whether students met English and math goals.
The students at Del Obispo Elementary are because Halloween is also Pirate Day.
A charter school's independent review found "no credible evidence" for claims which came from two sources, one of them anonymous.
Capo officials want to refinance some government bonds.