Laura Schwalm Archive

  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Maybe you remember that mean kid in grade school who knocked you down on the schoolyard and took your lunch money. Or perhaps it was...

    Schools take up the fight against bullying

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Maybe you remember that mean kid in grade school who knocked you down on the schoolyard and took your lunch money. Or perhaps it was...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Big moves are on the docket for the Measure A Bond projects to modernize the Garden Grove Unified School District and some moves could become...

    School repairs in GGUSD may shift students

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Big moves are on the docket for the Measure A Bond projects to modernize the Garden Grove Unified School District and some moves could become...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Just how ready for kindergarten are kindergarteners? That was the question that the state legislation were, asking and answered with “The Kindergarten Readiness Act.” Sara...

    Kindergarten kids need training?

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Just how ready for kindergarten are kindergarteners? That was the question that the state legislation were, asking and answered with “The Kindergarten Readiness Act.” Sara...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal As gesture of solidarity with district employees who are losing wages due to furloughs, members of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education...

    GGUSD board may cut its own wages

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal As gesture of solidarity with district employees who are losing wages due to furloughs, members of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal School is now less in session. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education, agreements were approved with various...

    Furloughs mean shorter school year

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal School is now less in session. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education, agreements were approved with various...

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  • The Garden Grove Unified School District posted strong gains on the Academic Performance Index (API), with 86 percent of schools recording growth from the previous year and – for the...

    GGUSD scores pass state testing target

    The Garden Grove Unified School District posted strong gains on the Academic Performance Index (API), with 86 percent of schools recording growth from the previous year and – for the...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Although money is not considered by some to be an appropriate topic for the dinner table, it was the main event topic at about dinnertime...

    GGUSD board approves budget

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Although money is not considered by some to be an appropriate topic for the dinner table, it was the main event topic at about dinnertime...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Tuesday’s board meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District included actions that allowed for the possible dismissal of instructional aides and advance the sale...

    Instructional aides face possible layoffs

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal Tuesday’s board meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District included actions that allowed for the possible dismissal of instructional aides and advance the sale...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal The wheels on the bond are beginning to turn at the Garden Grove Unified School District. At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, there were updates...

    Wheels start to turn on launching bond issue sales

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal The wheels on the bond are beginning to turn at the Garden Grove Unified School District. At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, there were updates...

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  • By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal As the state budget crisis continues, local education must look at hard choices and thin wallets to cover expenses. The proposed 2010-11 budget was brought...

    GGUSD budget gap hits $66 million

    By Brittany Hanson/Garden Grove Journal As the state budget crisis continues, local education must look at hard choices and thin wallets to cover expenses. The proposed 2010-11 budget was brought...

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