Weekly roundup: Walk to School Day, the Ellis Island Experience, college readiness rates and more Ian Hanigan October 6, 2017Thousands of Orange County families laced up their tennis shoes and left their cars at home on Wednesday, which was...
Weekly roundup: Curbing cell phones at lunch, designing cities on Venus, unveiling a stadium and more Ian Hanigan September 22, 2017What happens when you prevent students from using their cell phones during lunch? They hang out and talk, apparently. As in...
DACA and California’s education system: Some answers to common questions Fermin Leal September 6, 2017On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced plans to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, and...
Weekly roundup: A pledge from Santa Ana students, keeping OC classrooms cool, and more Ian Hanigan August 18, 2017School is back in session for the 50,000 students of the Santa Ana Unified School District, who kicked off the...
Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
Weekly roundup: Trustee area changes, school start dates and more Staff reports July 14, 2017The Tustin Unified Board of Education this week approved a new district map with five distinct trustee areas, putting that...
Weekly roundup: A new state budget, CHOC’s oncology prom, transitional kindergarten and more Staff reports June 30, 2017Gov. Jerry Brown this week put his signature on a $183 billion budget that increases funding for K-12 schools, after-school...
3 Orange County students to serve on 15-member Friday Night Live youth council Fermin Leal June 21, 2017Three Orange County students will serve on a youth council organized by the California Friday Night Live Partnership, working to...
Weekly roundup: National History Day, a virtual tour of the brain, the science of hockey and more Ian Hanigan March 10, 2017Every year, about half a million students in grades four through 12 take part in National History Day events across...
Weekly roundup: OC music teacher honored, young violinist gets a big stage and more Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017This week, we learned that Tesoro High School music teacher Keith Hancock will get to attend this year’s Grammy Awards after...
