Nicolas Junior High School students honored for building smartphone app Ian Hanigan February 14, 2017Their initial task? To come up with an innovative concept for a smartphone app. But a team of middle school girls...
Weekly roundup: A landmark court case remembered, Newport-Mesa talks term limits and more Ian Hanigan February 3, 2017It’s Friday, Feb. 3, which is welcome news if your name is Phil Connors. And for everyone else, here’s our weekly roundup...
VIDEO: OCDE program provides parents with the tools to educate their children at home Ian Hanigan February 2, 2017If you’re not familiar with OCDE’s Community Home Education Program, it bundles an array of resources designed to help parents who choose to...
Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program advance in ‘Battle of the Books’ showdown Ian Hanigan January 23, 2017Three students from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Venado Middle School in Irvine have advanced to the...
Inside the Outdoors gives back to the community during MLK Day service events Ian Hanigan January 17, 2017Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program once again honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by...
In the news: OC schools leverage mindfulness techniques to help students manage stress Ian Hanigan January 17, 2017Leveraging breathing and relaxation techniques in schools has been a topic of growing interest lately — evidenced by this KPCC...
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...
Latest physical fitness scores show OC kids outpacing state averages Ian Hanigan December 20, 2016Orange County students in grades five, seven and nine have once again outperformed state averages on an annual fitness assessment....
Kindness alert: Thurston Middle School PAL students spread holiday cheer Staff reports December 16, 2016They stepped out of class to step into kindness. As reported in this Daily Pilot article, a group of students...
Parenting OC magazine seeks nominees for annual Top Teachers of Orange County issue Staff reports December 14, 2016Does your child consistently boast about an extraordinary teacher or run home to express excitement about how much he or she liked...