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Medical students point to an X-ray image

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

November 18, 2019

It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in a crowded classroom at Santa Ana’s Middle College High School. Dressed in bright white lab coa... Read More

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Ian Hanigan

October 18, 2019

The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they weren't alone. Millions of Californians in schools, offices, hospitals and homes took par... Read More

Fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase to strengthen partnerships between educators, industry leaders

Ian Hanigan

October 14, 2019

Orange County businesses will learn how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies at the fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase. S... Read More

Local high school students pair up with Boeing engineers in summer internship program

Ian Hanigan

July 1, 2019

Dozens of scholars gather at the Boeing Co.'s Huntington Beach campus to start the company’s High School Internship Program. (Photo courtesy of Eric Eichinger, Boeing Company) Some 75 local high schoolers a... Read More

Popular radio show on personal finance highlights OC’s efforts to promote college and career readiness

Ian Hanigan

June 7, 2019

OCDE’s director of career education was recently featured on a popular personal finance radio show and podcast to talk about Orange County’s efforts to promote college and career readiness. Appearing on “The... Read More

Weekly roundup: Cooking up vegetarian options in Fullerton, astronomy for visually impaired students, and more

Ian Hanigan

May 24, 2019

A cooking competition in the Fullerton School District recently challenged students to create a tasty vegetarian option that will be added to the lunch menu in the fall. The contest, which took place at Lade... Read More

students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

Coalition of OC districts and partners unites to boost career education

Ian Hanigan

May 22, 2019

An OCDE-led coalition of Orange County school districts, community colleges and ROPs has secured a sweeping round of new funding to strengthen career technical education programs, enhance career pathways and ex... Read More

Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan

February 7, 2019

Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life science companies this week during the second annual Irvine Career Discovery Day... Read More

Mijares: Career pathways merge technology with creativity to meet human needs

Al Mijares

December 18, 2018

On a recent Tuesday morning, an atrium inside the Irvine headquarters of Edwards Lifesciences offered a glimpse of the transformational shift that’s taking place in public education. Educators mixed with bus... Read More

Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more

Ian Hanigan

November 30, 2018

Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that 89.2 percent of the OC students who started high school in 2014 received t... Read More

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase to strengthen partnerships between educators, industry leaders

Local high school students pair up with Boeing engineers in summer internship program

Popular radio show on personal finance highlights OC’s efforts to promote college and career readiness

Weekly roundup: Cooking up vegetarian options in Fullerton, astronomy for visually impaired students, and more

Coalition of OC districts and partners unites to boost career education

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Mijares: Career pathways merge technology with creativity to meet human needs

Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more

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