#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month’s World Kindness Day. Administered by OCDE, PAL...
Former homeless student hopes to inspire others with story of perseverance Fermin Leal December 10, 2018Dilan Oezkan is an energetic and charismatic high school senior with a 4.4 GPA who dreams of acting on Broadway...
Weekly roundup: OC Pathways cited as success story, Schools Dashboard released, and more Fermin Leal December 7, 2018OC Pathways is one of two pathway programs cited as successes in a new report on the viability of these...
The 2018 California School Dashboard is out — find out how your school did Staff reports December 6, 2018State education officials have released the 2018 California School Dashboard, an online tool designed to help parents, educators and the...
OCDE-led consortium wins $1.4 million music, arts grant Fermin Leal December 4, 2018A consortium led by the Orange County Department of Education has received a $1.4 million grant to help increase music...
Know a top teacher or school employee? Nominate them for Parenting OC’s Top Teachers of Orange County Awards Ian Hanigan December 3, 2018The nomination window is open for Parenting OC’s 2019 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards, and this year the magazine...
Mobile planetarium comes to Oak View Elementary School Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Commercial space travel may still be a few years away, but the students of Oak View Elementary School got the...
Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been...
OC district honors two retiring trustees with a combined 71 years of service Ian Hanigan November 28, 2018It’s not too often that a school district says goodbye to a board member who’s served more than three decades....
