Yearly roundup: 10 of our top stories for 2018 Fermin Leal December 28, 2018Now that it’s the end of the year, we wanted to revisit some of our highest read and most notable...
Pacific Coast High mock trial team takes second in OC final Fermin Leal December 17, 2018Pacific Coast High School’s Mock Trial team finished runner-up in Saturday’s championship round of the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High...
Weekly roundup: OC Pathways cited as success story, Schools Dashboard released, and more Fermin Leal December 7, 2018OC Pathways is one of two pathway programs cited as successes in a new report on the viability of these...
OCDE-led consortium wins $1.4 million music, arts grant Fermin Leal December 4, 2018A consortium led by the Orange County Department of Education has received a $1.4 million grant to help increase music...
Two OC schools win national recognition for arts education Fermin Leal November 13, 2018Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and Orange County School of the Arts have been named Exemplary Schools...
Weekly roundup: Dodgeball tourney nets cash for schools, OC students participate in ShakeOut, and more Fermin Leal October 19, 2018More than 400 players, including students from Laguna Beach area elementary, middle and high schools, competed in an annual dodgeball...
Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach High promotes voter registration drive, OC test scores remain steady, and more Fermin Leal October 5, 2018With election day just one month away, the effort to register more young people to vote continues to be a...
Weekly roundup: College offers free tuition, HB students receive new backpacks, and more Ian Hanigan August 31, 2018Orange Coast College is offering free tuition to full-time, first-year students. The “Pirates’ Promise” is available to California residents who...
2018 state bill tracker: 7 proposed laws that could impact OC schools Fermin Leal August 8, 2018The California State Legislature is busy this summer considering dozens of proposed education bills that could affect everything from charter...
Teen chefs from Valley High School in Santa Ana win fifth national championship Ian Hanigan July 6, 2018For the fifth time in seven years, a team of student chefs from Santa Ana has earned first place in...