Orange County will be represented at the National History Day competition in Maryland Ian Hanigan May 16, 2017With big wins at the state level, five National History Day projects created by eight Orange County students are set...
CHEP student is the youngest ever to be named Woman of the Year for assembly district Ian Hanigan May 8, 2017Liliana Hernandez is an eighth-grader enrolled in OCDE’s Community Home Education Program. She’s also a Girl Scout, an amateur rocketeer...
Weekly roundup: A perfect ACT score, Gold Ribbon winners and more Ian Hanigan April 21, 2017Our must-read story of the week is a powerful feature about an Orange County high school student who achieved perfection on...
29 Orange County schools awarded Gold Ribbons Fermin Leal April 18, 2017Twenty-nine Orange County middle and high schools were named Tuesday as 2017 California Gold Ribbon Schools, the state’s top honor...
Presentation featuring Khan Academy founder to focus on access to college readiness tools Ian Hanigan April 13, 2017The Orange County Department of Education is joining forces with its counterparts in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino...
Fullerton School District earns national award for innovative use of technology Ian Hanigan March 25, 2017A national survey that spotlights school systems based on their use of technology in and out of the classroom has ranked...
Weekly roundup: California School Dashboard, School Bus Roadeo, Culverdale’s innovation lab and more Ian Hanigan March 17, 2017The California School Dashboard made its formal debut this week, giving parents and educators a more comprehensive look at how...
Five things you need to know about the California School Dashboard Ian Hanigan March 15, 2017State education officials have just unveiled a brand new accountability and improvement system to show how California’s public schools are performing...
Students bring history to life at the National History Day-Orange County competition Ian Hanigan March 6, 2017The first thing you should know about National History Day is that it goes way beyond one day. The research...
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y: County spelling champ is headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington Ian Hanigan February 25, 2017We probably don’t have to tell you that “terete” means cylindrical and smooth, often with ends that taper. But you might...