Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more Fermin Leal January 17, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...
Santa Ana Unified teacher again a finalist for Grammy educator award Fermin Leal January 9, 2020A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2020 Grammy...
Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series Ian Hanigan January 7, 2020Author and performer Joy Harjo, who was recently named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, has been announced...
Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019 Fermin Leal December 26, 2019Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
Weekly roundup: Curriculum helps students identify ‘fake news,’ new Dashboard results released, and more Fermin Leal December 13, 2019A group of Stanford researchers has developed a free online curriculum called Civic Online Reasoning, or COR, designed to help...
VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships Fermin Leal December 4, 2019Orange County businesses learned how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging...
Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more Fermin Leal November 22, 2019At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades...
OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership Ian Hanigan November 21, 2019An esports league that started in Orange County before expanding into a national federation has been honored as a model...
Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more Fermin Leal November 8, 2019Two Portola High School students wanted to start a club for musicians at their Irvine campus. But they also wanted...
Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more Fermin Leal October 25, 2019More than 100 educators from across California, including more than a dozen from Orange County, visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at...
