OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership Ian Hanigan November 21, 2019An esports league that started in Orange County before expanding into a national federation has been honored as a model...
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...
6 Orange County schools win 2019 National Blue Ribbon Fermin Leal September 26, 2019The U.S. Department of Education has awarded six Orange County public schools 2019 Blue Ribbons, the nation’s top honor for...
OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers Ian Hanigan September 12, 2019OCDE’s Information Technology division doesn’t just serve the department and its 1,300 employees. The team also supports 27 school districts...
Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more Fermin Leal July 26, 2019Harrison Duran, a graduate of Fullerton Union High School, recently found the partial skull of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops. Duran,...
6 ways to keep your kids safe online Fermin Leal July 23, 2019Technology can provide children with new opportunities to learn and connect that can help them improve their quality of life...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified forms new academy, air quality testing in Huntington Beach, and more Ian Hanigan July 19, 2019The Santa Ana Unified School District announced this week that it has combined the Romero Cruz Elementary and Spurgeon Intermediate...
Local high school students pair up with Boeing engineers in summer internship program Ian Hanigan July 1, 2019Some 75 local high schoolers are serving as interns this summer in a highly selective work-based learning program offered by...
New report shows how OCDE measures up against eight strategic goals Ian Hanigan June 18, 2019Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares has released a new report outlining OCDE’s progress toward its strategic goals. “Measuring Up:...
New mobile app allows users to explore state content standards for 5 subjects Ian Hanigan June 12, 2019State education officials have released a new mobile app that allows users to peruse instructional standards for the arts, computer...