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38 Orange County elementary campuses named California Distinguished Schools

Madeline Gray January 6, 2023

Thirty-eight elementary schools in Orange County have been recognized by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond as 2023 California Distinguished Schools. After...

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Mijares: New science standards empower students to investigate their world

Al Mijares February 18, 2020

When California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in 2013, the goal wasn’t simply to generate more doctorates in chemistry,...

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...

VIDEO: 2019 California School Dashboard released

Fermin Leal December 12, 2019

State education officials have released the 2019 California School Dashboard, an online tool designed to help parents, educators and the community...

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond high-fives children

OCDE to host virtual town hall with state schools chief to discuss closing the achievement gap

Ian Hanigan September 19, 2019

Educational leaders from Orange County are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting with State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on...

Teacher receives award from county superintendent

Yearly roundup: 10 of our top stories for 2018

Fermin Leal December 28, 2018

Now that it’s the end of the year, we wanted to revisit some of our highest read and most notable...

Weekly roundup: OC Pathways cited as success story, Schools Dashboard released, and more

Fermin Leal December 7, 2018

OC 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, 2018

State education officials have released the 2018 California School Dashboard, an online tool designed to help parents, educators and the...

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OC students continue steady progress in latest performance assessments

Fermin Leal October 2, 2018

For the fourth consecutive year, Orange County students outpaced their peers statewide on math and English standardized tests, according to...

Weekly roundup: Pies disappearing from California School Dashboard, tobacco prevention experts answer some vaping questions, and more

Fermin Leal September 7, 2018

The California School Dashboard is getting a makeover ahead of its latest release. Edsource reported this week that since its...