PRESS RELEASE Contact Person: Sharon Gomez, Program Director Office: (714) 541-5353 x118 / Cell: (714) 981-1796 Sgomez@SantaAnaChamber.com Extreme Kitchen Makeover, High School Inc. Culinary delicacies of Spain, a Tapas Party…

A little exercise and sweat, it seems, pay dividends far beyond physical fitness. Just ask Tom Serafin with the Santa Ana Police Athletic and Activities League and Jackson Elementary School…

You are invited to a panel discussion on Tuesday, August 24, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, that will focus on the economy, business and education, hosted by Congresswoman Loretta…

FILE: Students show Assemblyman Solorio their college bookstore receipts as proof that textbooks are too expensive. For Immediate Release: August 20, 2010 For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain - Office:…

A migration, indigenous and immigration panel will be held in Costa Mesa, on Aug. 25, from 5 pm to 10 pm, at the Neighborhood Community Center located at 1845 Park. 5…

Success is the Standard, except when it isn't... As I expected, SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo is spinning the results of the latest STAR test results like a top. As I…

My son James, who is 14 years old, just joined the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) at Godinez High School today!  I am so proud of him! Click here…

I have helped, over the past few years, to get rid of two "double-dippers" on the Coast Community College District's Board of Education, Armando Ruiz and Walt Howald.  These guys…

Advocates for free speech notched another victory this week when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will give students at charter schools the same free speech protection that their…

The California Standard Tests are a major component of the STAR program. The CSTs are developed by California educators and test developers specifically for California. They measure students' progress toward achieving…

CALA Releases Report on Litigation Costs to Schools Wednesday, 18 August 2010 ‘Lessons in Lawsuits: The Impact of Litigation on California’s Schools’ finds nearly $100 million spent by 12 districts in…

OLIVE CREST LAUNCHES ITS FIRST K-12 INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS IN ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES Interested Students and Parents Can Attend a Family Information Night on Monday, August 23 at…

School districts all over the U.S. are beginning to use software that allows parents to check their children's grades online. Santa Ana Unified provides a software program to teachers that…

Join us for four lectures about the Fall of the Aztec Capitol, Tenochtitlan, this Saturday August 14, 2010 from 2 PM to 3:30 pm in Spanish, and from 3:30 pm…

I received a candidate questionnaire today from the Orange County Register.  Here is a sneak preview at what they asked and how I answered: THREE QUESTIONS Responses may be up…