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OC STEM Initiative honors local educators for excellence in STEM education

Nathaniel Martinez December 5, 2024

The OC STEM Initiative, a longtime partner of OCDE, recently recognized 12 educators through its Cox Communications-sponsored Outstanding STEM Educators...

Student Daniel Lee reads books for the STEAM Race to Space Reading Challenge.

Reading challenge rolls out next week, inspiring OC students through STEAM-focused books

Madeline Gray October 29, 2024

Ready, set, read. On National STEAM Day, Nov. 8, students throughout Orange County can launch their reading skills into another...

Inside the Outdoors Traveling Scientist program

Weekly roundup: KCAL News features Inside the Outdoors, CSU system pilots direct admission program, and more

Vicky Nguyen October 25, 2024

Sixth-graders at Cook Elementary School in the Garden Grove Unified School District recently welcomed Inside the Outdoors staff and their...

Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School student Emily Aguesse welcomes the NASA Moon Tree to campus on Oct. 14. (Saddleback Valley Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: NASA ‘Moon Tree’ planted by Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary students, and more

Madeline Gray October 18, 2024

Orbiting the moon twice and returning to Earth, a giant sequoia sapling has made a permanent landing at Santiago STEAM...

Orange County students exceed state, regional counterparts in key assessments

Ian Hanigan October 10, 2024

Orange County students have once again outpaced their peers on state assessments, surpassing California’s averages in English, math and science....

District and high school leadership attend the opening of the Jan & Ross Billings Innovation Center of Excellence on Sept. 5. (Anaheim Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Cybersecurity center is unveiled at Magnolia High, 45 student teams race in Hydrogen Grand Prix final, and more

Madeline Gray September 13, 2024

Magnolia High School students enrolled in the cybersecurity pathway will further enhance their technological operations skills with state-of-the-art equipment and...