Podcast featuring OCDE explains the state’s system for assisting underperforming districts Ian Hanigan July 5, 2018Last year, state officials deployed the new California School Dashboard, giving parents, educators and the community a comprehensive and user-friendly look...
Educators look to bring human-centered design thinking into the classroom Ian Hanigan July 2, 2018In a vast workshop stocked with virtually every tool and raw material imaginable, a team of educators from El Modena...
Weekly roundup: Reducing stress among students, OCDE legal eagle earns honor, and more Fermin Leal May 18, 2018Newport-Mesa Unified School District is considering adopting a new philosophy for its schools that gives students regular breaks from homework,...
Orange Unified School District teacher wins top honor from continuation schools group Fermin Leal May 15, 2018Orange Unified School District career technical education teacher Susan Damon was named as one of four 2018 Teacher of the...
Weekly roundup: Gov. Brown’s new budget forecast, U.S. News’ Best High Schools, homeless education, and more Ian Hanigan May 11, 2018Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal is forecasting a $8.8 billion surplus for next year, about $3 billion more than...
Mijares: Remembering Mrs. Crane, and honoring all who teach and inspire Al Mijares May 7, 2018When I remember my fourth-grade teacher, I see a woman with strawberry-blond hair wearing a prim dress. In my mind,...
Weekly roundup: Anaheim High gets digitally mapped, OCDE names Teachers of the Year, and more Fermin Leal May 4, 2018Officials at Anaheim High School have built a virtual map of the campuses using the latest technology that could allow...
Videos: OCDE announces the 2019 Orange County Teachers of the Year Ian Hanigan May 1, 2018They don’t know it yet, but today is a big day for six Orange County educators. Over the next few...
Weekly roundup: Virtual surgeries, Earth Day, an e-sports championship and more Ian Hanigan April 27, 2018Our favorite story this week is about a 7-foot tablet with an iPad-like screen that’s helping students enrolled in Esperanza...
Mijares: OC’s Distinguished Schools leverage technology, collaboration and engaging instruction Al Mijares April 24, 2018After an extended hiatus, the California Distinguished Schools program is back. This award, considered the top honor for California’s public...
