24 OC schools honored for engaging students in civic education Ian Hanigan March 10, 2020The California Courts system has recognized two dozen Orange County public schools for creating exemplary civics education programs and bringing...
Weekly roundup: Unofficial election results, OC School of the Arts renews charter, and more Ian Hanigan March 6, 2020With turnout hovering at around 36 percent, Orange County voters headed to the polls or mailed in their ballots for...
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
Irvine Public Schools Foundation ‘mega grants’ help teachers fund innovative instruction Ian Hanigan February 24, 2020The Irvine Public Schools Foundation has awarded eight “mega grants” of up to $20,000 each to help local teachers enhance...
Weekly roundup: Book chronicles student’s hearing loss, wellness centers open in Santa Ana, and more Ian Hanigan February 21, 2020What began as a fourth-grade journaling assignment three years ago is now an illustrated children’s book chronicling a local student’s...
Mijares: New science standards empower students to investigate their world Al Mijares February 18, 2020When California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in 2013, the goal wasn’t simply to generate more doctorates in chemistry,...
VIDEO: Team USA hockey players scrimmage with Fullerton students Greg Lammers February 13, 2020Students at Richman Elementary School in the Fullerton School District got the unique opportunity to scrimmage with four members of...
After a devastating fire, Working Wardrobes looks to rebuild Ian Hanigan February 10, 2020In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 2, a fire broke out at the headquarters of Working Wardrobes, which...
For the fourth straight year, Woodbridge High wins the Orange County Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan February 7, 2020Is four-peat a thing? We’re going to go ahead and say yes, and that Woodbridge High School just did it,...
Weekly roundup: California’s lone ballot measure, the science of superheroes, and more Ian Hanigan February 7, 2020Proposition 13 is the only statewide measure on the March 3 ballot, and while it happens to share a name...