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VIDEO: Knowledge, kindness are cultivated at Westminster High’s The Giving Farm

Ian Hanigan December 5, 2017

Westminster High’s agricultural program isn’t just educating students about horticulture, livestock and equipment. It’s also putting food on the tables of...

Weekly roundup: Irvine’s Chromebook program, OC Pathways Showcase, new science standards and more

Ian Hanigan December 1, 2017

Along with bolstering its technology infrastructure, the Irvine Unified School District has increased the number of computers available for student...

a female and male student work on a robotic vehicle while both are hunched over it

Space industry leaders tout STEM education at OC Pathways Showcase

Fermin Leal November 29, 2017

Foothill High School senior John Gardner always wanted an electric-powered skateboard but thought the $1,500 price tag for each was...

Weekly roundup: California School Dashboard changes, Savanna High’s mascot and more

Ian Hanigan November 10, 2017

The state Board of Education unanimously approved technical tweaks to the California School Dashboard this week, saying it was necessary...

Student exhibits and space industry execs to be featured at this year’s OC Pathways Showcase

Ian Hanigan November 8, 2017

There’s still time to register for the third annual OC Pathways Showcase. The Nov. 29 event, highlighting collaborative efforts by...

OC Pathways Showcase to highlight college and career partnerships with special guests

Ian Hanigan October 17, 2017

Next month’s OC Pathways Showcase will feature dozens of student-created STEM projects that demonstrate how educators and industry leaders are...

Virgin Galactic's Spaceship 2 flies through the sky

UC Irvine symposium encourages students to pursue careers in aerospace

Fermin Leal September 8, 2017

Hundreds of high school students from Orange County and across the region visited UC Irvine on Thursday to learn about...

An engineer exams in a lab a scale model of the Mars Curiosity Rover

OC students learn about careers in space exploration during JPL visit

Fermin Leal July 14, 2017

A group of Orange County high school and college students spent a day this week at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

Students from Nicolas Junior High School

Video: Fullerton School District integrates technologies central to 21st-century careers

Ian Hanigan June 12, 2017

In March, we reported that the Fullerton School District had received a national Digital School Districts Survey Award for its...

Weekly roundup: OC’s Community Indicators Report, school board changes, immunization rates and more

Ian Hanigan May 19, 2017

Orange County’s latest Community Indicators Report is out, pulling together compelling data and trends related to the local economy, housing, income and health....