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....
VIDEO: Schools’ career training programs spotlighted at annual OC Pathways Showcase Fermin Leal November 27, 2018Alex Hernandez spent much of his four years at Los Alamitos High School learning skills that will help him save...
OCDE students team up with local police for exhibition football game Ian Hanigan November 21, 2018We’re still reeling from the touchdown-fest that ended with a 54-51 L.A. Rams victory over the Kansas City Chief on...
Edison High School installs Holocaust exhibit from the Simon Wiesenthal Center Ian Hanigan November 19, 2018A powerful lesson on the Holocaust has been brought to the campus of Edison High School. The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s...
Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more Fermin Leal November 16, 2018Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school...