Mijares: Orange County students are making a difference through kindness Al Mijares October 18, 2018In December 2016, sixth-grade teacher Mandy Kelly asked her class at Trabuco Mesa Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified...
For one OC class, an assignment on kindness turns into a kindness movement Ian Hanigan October 8, 2018It began with a simple classroom assignment: Perform one random act of kindness every day for a month, and write...
OC students continue steady progress in latest performance assessments Fermin Leal October 2, 2018For the fourth consecutive year, Orange County students outpaced their peers statewide on math and English standardized tests, according to...
#kindness1billion: Canyon Rim Elementary celebrates student’s kindness, positivity Ian Hanigan September 20, 2018When students at Canyon Rim Elementary gathered for an assembly about kindness earlier this month, they had no idea one...
Weekly roundup: Canyon High grad wins ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ podcast explores bilingual education and more Ian Hanigan September 14, 2018If you caught the big finale of “So You Think You Can Dance” this week, you saw another of example...
The Deeper Learning Podcast | On ‘Bilingual Education’ with Orange County Supt. Al Mijares Ian Hanigan September 10, 2018Bilingual education has seen a resurgence in recent years, with parents, businesses and educators touting the advantages of multiple-language acquisition...
Weekly roundup: College offers free tuition, HB students receive new backpacks, and more Ian Hanigan August 31, 2018Orange Coast College is offering free tuition to full-time, first-year students. The “Pirates’ Promise” is available to California residents who...
OC Superintendent Mijares honored by Black Chamber of Orange County Ian Hanigan August 29, 2018Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the Black Chamber of Orange County,...
Multilingualism a growing skill among OC students Fermin Leal August 16, 2018California’s schools are quickly realizing the benefits of helping students become fluent in a second language besides English. In Orange...
New legal chief eager to continue OCDE’s vision of supporting public schools Fermin Leal August 3, 2018Following a comprehensive nationwide search, the Orange County Department of Education has hired Jeffrey Riel as its next general counsel....