Coalition of OC districts and partners unites to boost career education Ian Hanigan May 22, 2019An OCDE-led coalition of Orange County school districts, community colleges and ROPs has secured a sweeping round of new funding...
OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life...
Mijares: Career pathways merge technology with creativity to meet human needs Al Mijares December 18, 2018n a recent Tuesday morning, an atrium inside the Irvine headquarters of Edwards Lifesciences offered a glimpse of the transformational...
Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been...
VIDEO: Schools’ career training programs spotlighted at annual OC Pathways Showcase Fermin Leal November 27, 2018Alex Hernandez spent much of his four years at Los Alamitos High School learning skills that will help him save...
Educators, industry leaders invited to attend fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase on Nov. 27 Ian Hanigan November 14, 2018There’s still time for educators and industry leaders to be part of the fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase, which will...
Weekly roundup: Balboa Fun Zone offers new education experiences, OC Pathways to showcase industry partnerships, and more Fermin Leal November 2, 2018About 50 seventh graders from Westminster’s Warner Middle School spent part of a day recently at The Balboa Fun Zone...
OC Pathways Showcase to celebrate partnerships between educators, industry leaders Ian Hanigan October 31, 2018How can students prepare themselves for success in a world of artificial intelligence and automation? For the past five years,...
Future of work: New report predicts which jobs — and skills — will survive automation Ian Hanigan October 30, 2018Experts and economists have in recent years sounded the alarm on jobs believed to be vulnerable to automation, artificial intelligence...