SAUSD response to 2010 STAR test results is pure spin
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…
SAUSD 2010 STAR Test Results show improvement but are weak compared to nearby districts
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…
New report reveals that the SAUSD spent $2.3 million on lawsuits in 2009
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…
Why are other school districts offering more online parent resources than the SAUSD?
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…
The SAUSD leads the county in high school senior exit exam failures
The 2009 California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) results are out - and the news is not very good here in Santa Ana, where the Santa Ana Unified School District's…
Does Mayoral candidate Amezcua realize there is more than one school district in Santa Ana?
Fellow Orange Juice blogger Art Pedroza recently wrote a post regarding Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua's misplaced criticism of our Mayor Miguel Pulido not helping the youth of Santa Ana. As Pedroza…
Who will run for the Santa Ana School Board in November?
SAUSD Trustee Audrey Noji always finds a way to win in November... Two of the Santa Ana Unified School District's (SAUSD) Trustees are up for reelection in November - Audrey…
SAUSD’s lawyers want us to believe that a special ed student wanted to be molested
The SAUSD"s lawyers want us to believe that a student with the mind of a 7 year old wanted to be molested Our friends at the OC Weekly are reporting…