Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more Ian Hanigan October 18, 2019The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they...
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
New state tests show OC students continue steady growth Fermin Leal October 9, 2019Orange County’s public school students continued to make steady progress in English language arts and mathematics in the latest round...
OCDE secures $449,000 grant for career and technical education Fermin Leal October 8, 2019The Orange County Department of Education has been awarded a federal grant of $448,936 to help prepare more students in...
VIDEO: Costa Mesa High student’s kindness campaign inspires classmates, community Fermin Leal October 7, 2019Costa Mesa High School student Rebekah Robeck wanted to spread kindness to her school and community. So she started by...
Trabuco Mesa Elementary teacher named a State Teacher of the Year Fermin Leal October 4, 2019Mandy Kelly, a sixth-grade teacher from Trabuco Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita, was named Friday as one of five...
Westminster district honors Mendez family and the landmark civil rights case that bears their name Ian Hanigan October 3, 2019In 1943, Sylvia Mendez and her two brothers were turned away from Westminster’s 17th Street School, known then as “the...
Weekly roundup: Tustin High tech academy leader spotlighted, six OC schools win Blue Ribbons, and more Fermin Leal September 27, 2019Teacher Ed Hernandez has been compared to a real-life Tony Stark for his work heading the award-winning T-Tech Academy at...
6 Orange County schools win 2019 National Blue Ribbon Fermin Leal September 26, 2019The U.S. Department of Education has awarded six Orange County public schools 2019 Blue Ribbons, the nation’s top honor for...
Weekly roundup: Irvine student stars in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ethnic studies curriculum gets a rewrite, and more Ian Hanigan September 20, 2019We’re technically starting this week’s roundup with a story from last week, but it’s one we’d be remiss in not...