Three-day educational institute hosted by OCDE and partners will emphasize excellence, equity and access Ian Hanigan March 11, 2019Sharing practices that support the academic, behavioral and social-emotional success of all students will be the focus of a three-day educational...
VIDEO: Jordan Elementary in Orange welcomes state schools chief on Read Across America Day Ian Hanigan March 9, 2019Celebrating Read Across America Day, the state’s new schools chief paid a visit to Jordan Elementary in the Orange Unified...
25 Orange County campuses honored as 2019 California Distinguished Schools Ian Hanigan February 26, 2019Twenty-five Orange County middle and high schools have earned the state’s highest level of recognition as 2019 California Distinguished Schools....
Woodbridge High three-peats as OC Academic Decathlon champion Fermin Leal February 12, 2019Woodbridge High School won its third straight Orange County Academic Decathlon crown, earning an automatic bid to the California Academic...
Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more Fermin Leal February 8, 2019About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...
VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard Ian Hanigan January 29, 2019There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school’s performance....
VIDEO: School accountability plans require input from parents, students and other stakeholders Ian Hanigan January 14, 2019School districts throughout Orange County will soon be reaching out to parents, students and community members, asking them to weigh...
New education laws for 2019 that will impact OC schools Fermin Leal January 2, 2019California lawmakers approved hundreds of new laws that will take effect this year including dozens that involve public education. We...
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...
State schools chief invites public to weigh in on health ed framework draft Ian Hanigan December 27, 2018State education leaders are seeking public input on a new curricular framework aimed at helping teachers, administrators, school nurses and...