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VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

December 4, 2019

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

OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership

Ian Hanigan

November 21, 2019

An esports league that started in Orange County before expanding into a national federation has been honored as a model public-private partnership by the Orange County Business Council. Funded by the Samueli... Read More

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

Ian Hanigan

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: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 15, 2019

Did you know Wednesday was World Kindness Day? The Anaheim Elementary School District did. In celebration, author Lisa Wiehebrink paid a visit to James Madison Elementary School with enough copies of her boo... Read More

OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek

Ian Hanigan

November 13, 2019

Seven Orange County campuses have earned a place among the top 500 in Newsweek magazine's ranking of America's Best STEM High Schools. Troy High School from the Fullerton Joint Union High School District lea... Read More

Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Fermin Leal

October 25, 2019

More than 100 educators from across California, including more than a dozen from Orange County, visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles earlier this week to learn from famed ocean explorer Dr. Ro... Read More

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Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

Fermin Leal

October 11, 2019

As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs and other education groups across California have taken proactive steps to tackle the... Read More

students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

OCDE secures $449,000 grant for career and technical education

Fermin Leal

October 8, 2019

The Orange County Department of Education has been awarded a federal grant of $448,936 to help prepare more students in career and technical education. OCDE received the Innovation & Modernization Grant ... Read More

Weekly roundup: Tustin High tech academy leader spotlighted, six OC schools win Blue Ribbons, and more

Fermin Leal

September 27, 2019

Teacher Ed Hernandez has been compared to a real-life Tony Stark for his work heading the award-winning T-Tech Academy at Tustin High School. Hernandez was profiled recently by Fox 11 News. The segment inclu... Read More

Weekly roundup: Irvine student stars in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ethnic studies curriculum gets a rewrite, and more

Ian Hanigan

September 20, 2019

We're technically starting this week's roundup with a story from last week, but it's one we'd be remiss in not sharing. As the Orange County Register reported, a University High School sophomore served by OC... Read More

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership

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

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek

Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

OCDE secures $449,000 grant for career and technical education

Weekly roundup: Tustin High tech academy leader spotlighted, six OC schools win Blue Ribbons, and more

Weekly roundup: Irvine student stars in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ethnic studies curriculum gets a rewrite, and more

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OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers

OCDE in 30: Does your school have an Academic Pentathlon team?

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Project Based Learning encourages collaboration in classrooms

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Annual workshop helps students and families prepare for college

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute