Irvine Public Schools Foundation ‘mega grants’ help teachers fund innovative instruction Ian Hanigan February 24, 2020The Irvine Public Schools Foundation has awarded eight “mega grants” of up to $20,000 each to help local teachers enhance...
Your one-page guide to health education in California (available in multiple languages) Ian Hanigan February 6, 2020In 2019, the California Board of Education approved a framework to help teachers deliver lessons aligned with the state’s health education...
New initiative targets students’ interest in tourism careers Fermin Leal February 3, 2020High school students looking at careers in tourism now have a new resource to learn more about the industry. The...
OC Academic ‘Decathletes’ compete in thrilling Super Quiz final Fermin Leal February 1, 2020A crowd of students, parents and other fans gathered inside the Westminster High gymnasium, cheering, waving banners and slapping high-fives...
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...