Firefighters read to kids, show off trucks at Stone Creek Elementary

The event celebrated what would have been Dr. Seuss' 104th birthday.

• O.C. spelling champ wins trip to national bee in D.C.
• UCI mentors keep kids on track
• CAROL VERAVANICH: Can you direct me to a Saddleback Unified program that teaches bilingual skills to all children?
• Unity meeting draws UCI Jewish, Muslim students

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Colleges

Chapman University outlines expansion plan

Old Towne Orange will see more students, changes as campus adds new disciplines, buildings.

• UCI courting 'Emperor of Math' with $2.5 million professorship
• TOM BOTTORF: What exactly is the SAR?
• Virginia Tech massacre prompts colleges to improve alerts

The K-12 World

Schools, hospitals found to excel in food safety

Their cafeterias generally have better records than restaurants and other food venues in the county.

• Capo parents 'shout out' to Sacramento
• Massive teacher layoffs loom across O.C.
• Homeschooled teens draft plans for immigration

Issues in the news

State orders some school beef destroyed

State education office will refund cost of recalled beef from embattled Westland/Hallmark Meat Packing Co.

• LAUSD teachers, district employees get raises
• Santa Ana schools face $26.6 million more in cuts
• O.C. schools grapple with state's proposed $4 billion education cut

Data Center

Dropouts clustered at 100 state schools

Students quitting school is a bigger problem for charter and alternative schools, study finds.

• Orange County dropout numbers, district-only figures, 2005-06
• Orange County high school dropout figures, 2005-06
• 2007 SAT results for Orange County high schools and districts

Students

O.C. spelling champ wins trip to national bee in D.C.

Elizabeth Lagatta, 13, will represent Orange County in the 2008 Scripps National Bee.

• Rising to the challenge
• Student inspires immigrant children to go to college
• A global buddy system

Teaching

Can you direct me to a Saddleback Unified program that teaches bilingual skills to all children?

CAROL VERAVANICH: ASK THE TEACHER: Carol Veravanich answers readers' questions.

• This Tesoro High School teacher is all about the drama
• Waves propel his book project
• Are they ready for kindergarten?

ASK THE TEACHER
Explore our comprehensive database of dozens of reader questions for teaching expert, Carol Veravanich. Answers range from vacation homework what to do when children discuss God, from library quality to college preparedness.

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