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...
Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more Fermin Leal January 17, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...
VIDEO: OCDE students surprised with gifts from SoCal Helpful Honda program Greg Lammers January 16, 2020Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosted at University High School received a pre-game surprise as they...
UCI to break down the physics of superheroes during presentation for K-12 students Ian Hanigan January 15, 2020UCI’s School of Physical Sciences will host its annual physics show and lecture for K-12 students on Saturday, Feb. 1....
Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more Ian Hanigan January 10, 2020A state program that seeks to address California’s teacher shortage by training school employees to become classroom teachers appears to...
Anaheim Union students clean up at Project Soapbox speech competition Ian Hanigan December 30, 2019We’re written a few times here about Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition that challenges young people across the country...
Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning Guest columnist December 27, 2019BY JASON VILORIA, ED.D. Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District In the 1930s, a Swiss psychologist named Jean Piaget introduced...
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...
VIDEO: ‘Warming hearts’ campaign promotes spirit of giving during holiday season Fermin Leal December 23, 2019Some families in the community received extra toys, clothes, gift cards and other presents to help them better enjoy the...
State names 35 OC campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools Fermin Leal December 18, 2019The state Department of Education has named 35 Orange County campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools, the top honor for...
