Surprise! OCDE announces the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year Staff reports May 1, 2019Who are the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year? You’re about to find out. And so are they. Over...
Weekly roundup: LB teams advance in problem-solving contest, school safety after Columbine and more Ian Hanigan April 26, 2019A pair of teams from Laguna Beach Unified has advanced to the finals in a contest that tasks students with...
VIDEO: OCC’s new planetarium is go for launch Greg Lammers April 1, 2019The Orange Coast College Planetarium is now serving a galaxy near you. Located in the center of OCC’s campus in...
OCDE, county superintendent to host ‘Saving Our Most Vulnerable Boys and Young Men’ event Ian Hanigan March 20, 2019Educators from Orange County and beyond will gather in May for a special forum to address the needs of vulnerable...
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...
After 24 rounds, the 2019 Orange County Spelling Bee champion is crowned Ian Hanigan March 2, 2019The word was “rhesus.” Only Nicholas D’Sa of St. Cecilia Catholic School in Tustin didn’t have the luxury of reading...
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...
NBA legend Kobe Bryant surprises students at Oxford Preparatory Academy Ian Hanigan December 19, 2018It was a familiar chant that built quickly. Ko-be! … Ko-be! … KO-BE! … KO-BE! On Wednesday morning, one of...
#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month’s World Kindness Day. Administered by OCDE, PAL...
#kindness1billion: Canyon Rim Elementary celebrates student’s kindness, positivity Ian Hanigan September 20, 2018When students at Canyon Rim Elementary gathered for an assembly about kindness earlier this month, they had no idea one...
