Tustin Unified breaks ground on new Legacy Magnet Academy Ian Hanigan March 14, 2019Tustin Unified School District officials broke ground Wednesday on a state-of-the-art middle and high school set to open in the...
VIDEO: Local students document ‘triumph and tragedy’ at National History Day competition Ian Hanigan March 13, 2019 Nearly 500 young historians representing 34 schools and a dozen districts showcased their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and...
Three-day educational institute hosted by OCDE and partners will emphasize excellence, equity and access Ian Hanigan March 11, 2019Sharing practices that support the academic, behavioral and social-emotional success of all students will be the focus of a three-day educational...
After 24 rounds, the 2019 Orange County Spelling Bee champion is crowned Ian Hanigan March 2, 2019The word was “rhesus.” Only Nicholas D’Sa of St. Cecilia Catholic School in Tustin didn’t have the luxury of reading...
25 Orange County campuses honored as 2019 California Distinguished Schools Ian Hanigan February 26, 2019Twenty-five Orange County middle and high schools have earned the state’s highest level of recognition as 2019 California Distinguished Schools....
Mijares: Orange County well-positioned to combat human trafficking and exploitation Al Mijares February 24, 2019In a perfect world, all students would walk into our classrooms free of distress and distraction, ready to absorb the...
OCDE partners with Vanguard University on human trafficking conference Ian Hanigan February 14, 2019A two-day conference hosted by Vanguard University in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education will bring together national...
Weekly roundup: California’s new schools chief, detection dogs in Fullerton, and more Ian Hanigan February 1, 2019California’s new superintendent of public instruction was abandoned by his father and lost his mother to cancer at age 6....
VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard Ian Hanigan January 29, 2019There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school’s performance....
OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors leads Upper Newport Bay clean-up Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019More than 200 local volunteers scooped 600 pounds of trash from the Upper Newport Bay estuary on Saturday during a...