There are now more than two dozen STEM ecosystems at various stages of development around the country -- and many of them are modeled after the OC STEM Initiative here in Orange County. [...]
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The Orange County Department of Education will once again offer an innovative series of workshops designed to facilitate the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support, or MTSS, beginning in fall 2015. [...]
It’s Friday, June 26, and here are a few education stories from this past week.
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From basketball and football camps to typical outdoor activities like surfing, swimming and skateboarding, longer days and plenty of free time give kids the opportunity to participate in a variety of physical activities during the warm summer months.
But warm weather and increased physical activity also puts kids at risk for dehydration. [...]
Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have announced a brand new spending plan for the 2015-16 fiscal year that started July 1.
As is usually the case with state budgets, there are still some details to be worked out, but we've got a few takeaways.
It’s Friday, June 19, and that pretty much closes the books on the 2014-15 school year in Orange County. We don’t have much in the way of pomp and circumstance here, but we do have a handful of education stories from the past week.
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Of the seven California entries to earn medals at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest in Maryland, no fewer than three were from schools in Orange County.
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Thanks to the countywide initiative known as OC Pathways and community partners including OpTerra Energy Services, eight high schoolers from Santa Ana are embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime research experience as summer interns at NASA’s famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Thanks to a partnership with the Angels Baseball Foundation and Orange County Advancement Via Individual Determination, six middle school AVID students who earned the honorable title of “Angels Scholars” were recognized at Monday’s Angels baseball game and walked away with a $10,000 college scholarship and a Toshiba laptop. [...]
Over 250,000 children in Orange County depend on free or reduced-price meals during the school year. But when schools close for the summer, the prospect of being hungry or losing a balanced and nutritious meal is a reality for far too many of our kids.
Summer meals programs throughout the county have been filling this gap. [...]