Irvine Public Schools Foundation ‘mega grants’ help teachers fund innovative instruction Ian Hanigan February 24, 2020The Irvine Public Schools Foundation has awarded eight “mega grants” of up to $20,000 each to help local teachers enhance...
Mijares: New science standards empower students to investigate their world Al Mijares February 18, 2020When California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in 2013, the goal wasn’t simply to generate more doctorates in chemistry,...
Weekly roundup: Capistrano Valley High teacher wins $25K grant, dual immersion program includes infants, and more Fermin Leal February 14, 2020Capistrano Valley High teacher Candice Harrington was presented this week with a $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation, which...
For the fourth straight year, Woodbridge High wins the Orange County Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan February 7, 2020Is four-peat a thing? We’re going to go ahead and say yes, and that Woodbridge High School just did it,...
#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment Ian Hanigan February 6, 2020The kind acts keep adding up in 2020. Nearly four years ago, OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness...
Placentia-Yorba Linda to offer full-day kindergarten at all 21 elementary schools Ian Hanigan January 28, 2020By next fall, all kindergarteners in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will have the same daily schedule as the...
Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates Ian Hanigan January 14, 2020January arguably marked the start of a new decade. It also ushered in academic event season. Over the next five months,...
Santa Ana Unified teacher again a finalist for Grammy educator award Fermin Leal January 9, 2020A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2020 Grammy...
Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019 Fermin Leal December 26, 2019Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers Ian Hanigan November 18, 2019It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in...
