Weekly roundup: Girl Scout cookie box features Mission Viejo High student, esports participation promotes STEM, and more Fermin Leal January 31, 2020It’s Girl Scout cookie season across Orange County. If you purchase the popular Thin Mints box from a Scout, you’ll...
OC esports federation produces positive STEM learning outcomes, researchers say Ian Hanigan January 29, 2020Students who participated in a national esports league that launched in Orange County became more interested in STEM careers, demonstrated...
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...
VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers Fermin Leal December 31, 2019Melanie, a student in the Garden Grove Unified School District, learned the roles in sales, client management and project presentation...
Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning Guest columnist December 27, 2019BY JASON VILORIA, ED.D. Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District In the 1930s, a Swiss psychologist named Jean Piaget introduced...
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...
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...
Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers Ian Hanigan November 18, 2019It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in...
