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Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

January 10, 2020

A state program that seeks to address California’s teacher shortage by training school employees to become classroom teachers appears to be paying off. The California Classified School Employee Teacher Crede... Read More

Weekly roundup: Ocean View debuts new Central Kitchen, artificial intelligence enters the classroom, and more

Ian Hanigan

December 20, 2019

The Ocean View School District unveiled its new Central Kitchen this week. As the Orange County Register reported, the 13,000-square-foot facility was built from scratch on a Warner Avenue site that was once... Read More

Weekly roundup: Curriculum helps students identify ‘fake news,’ new Dashboard results released, and more

Fermin Leal

December 13, 2019

A group of Stanford researchers has developed a free online curriculum called Civic Online Reasoning, or COR, designed to help students tell the difference between reliable and fake information on the internet.... Read More

Weekly roundup: A dental clinic at Angel Stadium, new shoes for Santa Ana students, and more

Ian Hanigan

December 6, 2019

A pair of local sports franchises scored some big points with local students and families this week. As the Orange County Register reported, the nonprofit group Team Smile teamed up with the Los Angeles Ange... Read More

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 15, 2019

Did you know Wednesday was World Kindness Day? The Anaheim Elementary School District did. In celebration, author Lisa Wiehebrink paid a visit to James Madison Elementary School with enough copies of her boo... Read More

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Fermin Leal

November 8, 2019

Two Portola High School students wanted to start a club for musicians at their Irvine campus. But they also wanted to contribute more to their community. The Daily Pilot this week featured how Justin Pai, no... Read More

Weekly roundup: Bullying prevention strategies in Capo, best practices for language acquisition, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 1, 2019

October was National Bullying Prevention Month, and Capistrano Unified marked the occasion with a slate of activities aimed at creating more inclusive school environments. This week, the district's CUSD Insi... Read More

Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Fermin Leal

October 25, 2019

More than 100 educators from across California, including more than a dozen from Orange County, visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles earlier this week to learn from famed ocean explorer Dr. Ro... Read More

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Ian Hanigan

October 18, 2019

The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they weren't alone. Millions of Californians in schools, offices, hospitals and homes took par... Read More

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Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

Fermin Leal

October 11, 2019

As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs and other education groups across California have taken proactive steps to tackle the... Read More

Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

Weekly roundup: Ocean View debuts new Central Kitchen, artificial intelligence enters the classroom, and more

Weekly roundup: Curriculum helps students identify ‘fake news,’ new Dashboard results released, and more

Weekly roundup: A dental clinic at Angel Stadium, new shoes for Santa Ana students, and more

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Weekly roundup: Bullying prevention strategies in Capo, best practices for language acquisition, and more

Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

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