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Anaheim Elementary School District targets e-cigarette manufacturer Juul in lawsuit

January 13, 2020

The Anaheim Elementary School District has joined the Los Angeles Unified School District and the San Diego Unified School District in a lawsuit against Juul Labs, Inc., the leading e-cigarette manufacturer. ... Read More

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Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

Ian Hanigan

January 10, 2020

A state program that seeks to address California’s teacher shortage by training school employees to become classroom teachers appears to be paying off. The California Classified School Employee Teacher Crede... Read More

Santa Ana Unified teacher again a finalist for Grammy educator award

Fermin Leal

January 9, 2020

A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2020 Grammy Music Educator Award, presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum. Victor ... Read More

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Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Fermin Leal

January 8, 2020

Incidents of bullying, violence, discrimination and other hate-related cases have spread across schools nationally, including those in Orange County. So it's become increasingly important for educators to wo... Read More

Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series

Ian Hanigan

January 7, 2020

Author and performer Joy Harjo, who was recently named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, has been announced as the featured speaker at next month's 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture. Harjo’s prese... Read More

Contest at OCC challenges students to simulate Mars rover mission

Ian Hanigan

January 6, 2020

Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa will serve as the Southern California hub for NASA’s ROADS on Mars Student Challenge, which will give local students a chance to complete a simulated Mars mission — and possib... Read More

VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers

Fermin Leal

December 31, 2019

Melanie, a student in the Garden Grove Unified School District, learned the roles in sales, client management and project presentation in the engineering industry during her internship at Envise, a total buildi... Read More

Anaheim Union students clean up at Project Soapbox speech competition

Ian Hanigan

December 30, 2019

We’re written a few times here about Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition that challenges young people across the country to research and address issues impacting their communities. The initiative ... Read More

Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning

Guest columnist

December 27, 2019

BY JASON VILORIA, ED.D. Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District In the 1930s, a Swiss psychologist named Jean Piaget introduced the theory of cognitive development, explaining how children acti... Read More

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Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal

December 26, 2019

Now that the year is nearly over, it's time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE Newsroom posts for 2019. They included articles that celebrated kindness and academic achievement, along with thos... Read More

Weekly roundup: State budget proposal add funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more

VIDEO: OCDE students surprised with gifts from SoCal Helpful Honda program

Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate

UCI to break down the physics of superheroes during presentation for K-12 students

Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates

Anaheim Elementary School District targets e-cigarette manufacturer Juul in lawsuit

Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

Santa Ana Unified teacher again a finalist for Grammy educator award

Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series

Contest at OCC challenges students to simulate Mars rover mission

VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers

Anaheim Union students clean up at Project Soapbox speech competition

Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning

Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

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OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers

OCDE in 30: Does your school have an Academic Pentathlon team?

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute