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...
OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek Ian Hanigan November 13, 2019Seven Orange County campuses have earned a place among the top 500 in Newsweek magazine’s ranking of America’s Best STEM...
OC’s top educators celebrated at 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year dinner Ian Hanigan November 4, 2019Sixty-four educators from Orange County school districts and community colleges were honored Friday night at a special dinner celebration coordinated...
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
Trabuco Mesa Elementary teacher named a State Teacher of the Year Fermin Leal October 4, 2019Mandy Kelly, a sixth-grade teacher from Trabuco Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita, was named Friday as one of five...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana safety officer goes above and beyond, OC Children’s Book Festival, and more Ian Hanigan October 4, 2019Vincent Gonzales is usually the first staff member to greet students when they arrive at Santa Ana High School —...
