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🗳️ Election 2026 // 📈 Top Test Scores // 💰 $525,000 Grants
Preview: Los Alamitos Unified Board of Education Workshop - Oct. 20, 2026
📈 Test Scores Review // 💻 Virtual Schools Development // Weaver Elementary Report
Preview: Capistrano Unified Board of Education Meeting - Oct. 15, 2026
Agenda Highlights: 🏫 Campus Closure 🤖 New A.I. Policy 🐜 Pest Management Update
These 8 New California Laws will Have a Big Impact on Schools and Students
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills creating laws that will: require a new assessment in math, ease the path for English learners to be deemed fluent, and create changes to Prop. 28 arts funding.
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Los Alamitos Education Foundation Hires New Executive Director
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The following is a press release from the Los Alamitos Unified School District and does not reflect editorial work done by Spotlight Schools. Submit a press release to Spotlight Schools by emailing hello@spotlightschools.com. Students and staff across the Los Alamitos Unified School District spent last week focusing on