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Coronavirus update: Health Care Agency issues guidance for schools, colleges

February 14, 2020

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-1, is a new respiratory virus that was first identified in Wuhan City, China. It has since spread to other countries, including the United States. While the Orange County Heal... Read More

Weekly roundup: Capistrano Valley High teacher wins $25K grant, dual immersion program includes infants, and more

Fermin Leal

February 14, 2020

Capistrano Valley High teacher Candice Harrington was presented this week with a $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation, which selected her as one of 40 teachers across the nation to be honored with th... Read More

VIDEO: Team USA hockey players scrimmage with Fullerton students

Greg Lammers

February 13, 2020

Students at Richman Elementary School in the Fullerton School District got the unique opportunity to scrimmage with four members of the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team last week. Team USA's visit was made possible ... Read More

State celebrates 2020 California Distinguished, National Blue Ribbon schools at Disneyland ceremony

Fermin Leal

February 12, 2020

The 35 Orange County 2020 California Distinguished and six National Blue Ribbon schools, along with all other honorees from across the state, were celebrated Monday at a ceremony at The Disneyland Resort. St... Read More

Westminster School District dual immersion expands into infant program

Fermin Leal

February 11, 2020

In the Westminster School District, children as young as four months old are now learning Spanish and English as they begin to talk. Westminster's Infant Toddler Spanish Immersion Program is the first of its k... Read More

After a devastating fire, Working Wardrobes looks to rebuild

Ian Hanigan

February 10, 2020

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 2, a fire broke out at the headquarters of Working Wardrobes, which collects and distributes workplace clothing to help people in need find meaningful employment. I... Read More

Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team at the ceremony

For the fourth straight year, Woodbridge High wins the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan

February 7, 2020

Is four-peat a thing? We're going to go ahead and say yes, and that Woodbridge High School just did it, winning its fourth straight Orange County Academic Decathlon championship on Friday. With the vict... Read More

Weekly roundup: California’s lone ballot measure, the science of superheroes, and more

Ian Hanigan

February 7, 2020

Proposition 13 is the only statewide measure on the March 3 ballot, and while it happens to share a name with California's landmark property tax initiative from the late '70s, there's no relation. The 2020 v... Read More

Your one-page guide to health education in California (available in multiple languages)

Ian Hanigan

February 6, 2020

In 2019, the California Board of Education approved a framework to help teachers deliver lessons aligned with the state's health education standards, which cover six content areas. We've created this printab... Read More

#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment

Ian Hanigan

February 6, 2020

The kind acts keep adding up in 2020. Nearly four years ago, OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness project to promote civility, boost character and create positive school climates. The idea was to c... Read More

Weekly roundup: Book chronicles student’s hearing loss, wellness centers open in Santa Ana, and more

Strawberry field takes root at Harbor Learning Center

Understanding the facts about human trafficking

Mijares: New science standards empower students to investigate their world

Elementary students present donation to civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez for local monument

Coronavirus update: Health Care Agency issues guidance for schools, colleges

Weekly roundup: Capistrano Valley High teacher wins $25K grant, dual immersion program includes infants, and more

VIDEO: Team USA hockey players scrimmage with Fullerton students

State celebrates 2020 California Distinguished, National Blue Ribbon schools at Disneyland ceremony

Westminster School District dual immersion expands into infant program

After a devastating fire, Working Wardrobes looks to rebuild

For the fourth straight year, Woodbridge High wins the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Weekly roundup: California’s lone ballot measure, the science of superheroes, and more

Your one-page guide to health education in California (available in multiple languages)

#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment

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