Local student, accompanied by her teacher, to embark on historical journey as Normandy scholar Ian Hanigan January 16, 2017A high school student and a teacher from Irvine will spend the months ahead extensively researching the story of a local World...
La Habra City School District lands a new superintendent Ian Hanigan January 13, 2017The La Habra City School District has announced its next superintendent. Dr. Joanne Culverhouse, currently an assistant superintendent with the...
Weekly roundup: A state budget plan, La Habra’s next superintendent, SCOTUS weighs special ed and more Ian Hanigan January 13, 2017It’s Friday the 13th, and you’re in luck — we’ve got another weekly roundup. Here are a few of the stories...
OCDE mindfulness training project prepares teachers to be role models of stress management Staff reports January 10, 2017Imagine a classroom where students are not only taught the academic curriculum, but one in which students are taught social and emotional...
Weekly roundup: Kind wrestling, classified to credentialed, student scientist and more Staff reports January 6, 2017It’s a brand new year, so why not a brand new title for our weekly post of Orange County education...
Sealed and delivered: Garden Grove’s Cook Elementary School celebrates its National Blue Ribbon Ian Hanigan January 6, 2017Fifth-grader Tommy Nguyen will tell you that A.J. Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove is a special place — and...
In the news: Brea Olinda High wrestler demonstrates kindness after controversial call Ian Hanigan January 3, 2017Competitive wrestling and kindness don’t generally go hand in hand. So this Orange County Register story caught our attention. It’s about a Brea Olinda...
That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016 Staff reports December 29, 2016Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...
Laguna Beach fiscal chief tapped to be OCDE’s next associate superintendent of business services Ian Hanigan December 24, 2016The Orange County Department of Education has hired a new associate superintendent of business services. Dean West, who has led...
Trabuco Hills High School wins county mock trial championship Staff reports December 19, 2016The Trabuco Hills High School mock trial team won the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High School Mock Trial Competition Saturday...