OCDE receives $15 million to partner with UCLA center to continue work aimed at improving school climate statewide Fermin Leal July 25, 2018The state Department of Education has awarded an additional $15 million to a partnership led by the Orange County Department...
OC educators seek out training that integrates instructional technology, innovation Ian Hanigan July 23, 2018When leaders of the Huntington Beach City School District selected a training program to enhance teaching and learning through technology,...
Summer vacation ends for hundreds of students at three OC schools Fermin Leal July 13, 2018While scores of students across Orange County are hitting the beach, traveling on summer trips, or just sleeping through the...
Following successful first season, Orange County’s e-sports league is ready to go national Ian Hanigan July 9, 2018Orange County’s high school e-sports league is leveling up. After a successful pilot season that crowned a Fountain Valley High...
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,...
