After 12 years of serving as the Orange County Department of Education’s superintendent, Al Mijares will retire at the end of ...

While OC Department of Education Superintendent Al Mijares announced plans to return a few weeks ago, he now plans to retire ...

The last time Superintendent Al Mijares was present at an Orange County Department of Education meeting was in December 2022. He’s been on medical leave since August — and says he is hoping to ...

As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a Rafah incursion "with or without a deal.” Saudi Arabia has reiterated calls ...

Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares hasn’t been to a public school board meeting in more than a year because of medical issues, Voice of OC reported. People have been starting to question why ...

UN and aid agencies urge Israel to halt a Rafah incursion with Gaza in the midst of famine, needing urgent aid. This is where Israel’s army has told people in Rafah to go Israel’s army has ...

Can­di­dates con­front cor­rup­tion and in­equal­i­ty in Pana­ma’s pres­i­den­tial race Eight hope­fuls are seek­ing to suc­ceed Pres­i­dent Lau­renti­no Cor­ti­zo in Sun ...

Then-Superintendent Al Mijares touted the policy as a measure for equality for all students. “We have increased the graduation requirements for the high school diploma… to make a motivational and ...

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Huntsville is nicknamed The Rocket City for its close history with U.S. space missions. The city remains the center of rocket-propulsion research in the U.S. with many aerospace and defense ...