OC Academic ‘Decathletes’ compete in thrilling Super Quiz final Fermin Leal February 1, 2020A crowd of students, parents and other fans gathered inside the Westminster High gymnasium, cheering, waving banners and slapping high-fives...
Educators, community members gather at OCDE forum to discuss tolerance in schools Fermin Leal January 22, 2020More than 200 educators, activists, law enforcement personnel and others gathered Wednesday for a forum aimed at combating incidents of...
La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary...
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...
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...
State names 35 OC campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools Fermin Leal December 18, 2019The state Department of Education has named 35 Orange County campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools, the top honor for...
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: 2019 California School Dashboard released Fermin Leal December 12, 2019State education officials have released the 2019 California School Dashboard, an online tool designed to help parents, educators and the community...
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...
Educators, experts gather to discuss language acquisition and multi-literacy Fermin Leal October 31, 2019More than 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators gathered this week to share their best practices for language acquisition and...