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....
Mijares: Orange County well-positioned to combat human trafficking and exploitation Al Mijares February 24, 2019In a perfect world, all students would walk into our classrooms free of distress and distraction, ready to absorb the...
OCDE partners with Vanguard University on human trafficking conference Ian Hanigan February 14, 2019A two-day conference hosted by Vanguard University in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education will bring together national...
OCDE, city of Westminster to partner on curriculum for historic Mendez trail and monument Ian Hanigan December 19, 2018OCDE is teaming up with the city of Westminster to create content and curriculum for a local trail and monument...
Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported this week,...
Mobile planetarium comes to Oak View Elementary School Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Commercial space travel may still be a few years away, but the students of Oak View Elementary School got the...
Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
Future of work: New report predicts which jobs — and skills — will survive automation Ian Hanigan October 30, 2018Experts and economists have in recent years sounded the alarm on jobs believed to be vulnerable to automation, artificial intelligence...
Weekly roundup: Canyon High grad wins ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ podcast explores bilingual education and more Ian Hanigan September 14, 2018If you caught the big finale of “So You Think You Can Dance” this week, you saw another of example...
The Deeper Learning Podcast | On ‘Bilingual Education’ with Orange County Supt. Al Mijares Ian Hanigan September 10, 2018Bilingual education has seen a resurgence in recent years, with parents, businesses and educators touting the advantages of multiple-language acquisition...