Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
Weekly roundup: A revised state budget proposal, a groundbreaking in Capo USD, dental services and more Ian Hanigan May 12, 2017Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his latest spending proposal this week, calling for an increase in funding for California’s public schools and community...
Weekly roundup: Retired principal begins second career as hot dog vendor Fermin Leal April 14, 2017Rick Jameson has gone from running a middle school to running a hot dog stand in the span of a...
Weekly roundup: An out-of-this-world chat, classified employees of the year and more Ian Hanigan April 7, 2017Students from Betsy Ross Elementary in Anaheim were treated to an out-of-this-world experience this week. About 150 of them got...
VIDEO: Beckman High student awarded for smartphone app capable of locating disaster survivors Ian Hanigan March 13, 2017OK, so this is pretty cool. A junior from Beckman High School in the Tustin Unified School District was recently...
Weekly roundup: Read Across America, Irvine’s new high school, Teachers of the Year and more Ian Hanigan March 3, 2017This week, schools across Orange County invited special guests to read their favorite children’s books in honor of Read Across America Day. Established...
Weekly roundup: Teams advance to state decathlon, OCDE leads statewide initiative, Villa Park hosts a French wedding and more Ian Hanigan February 17, 2017Since publishing our last weekly roundup, we learned that Irvine’s Woodbridge High School earned the highest team score in this...
Weekly roundup: OC music teacher honored, young violinist gets a big stage and more Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017This week, we learned that Tesoro High School music teacher Keith Hancock will get to attend this year’s Grammy Awards after...
Weekly roundup: OC students at the inauguration, giving back on MLK Day, Sunny Hills’ new aquatics facility and more Ian Hanigan January 20, 2017It’s Friday, Jan. 20, and we’ve got another batch of education stories from the week. A number of Orange County...
OCDE in the news: Summer at the Center marks its 25th year Ian Hanigan August 2, 2016Every year in July, OCDE’s alternative education division and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts team up to give at-risk students...