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....
Tustin Unified to offer full-day kindergarten at every campus Fermin Leal January 31, 2019All elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District will provide a full day of kindergarten to every student beginning...
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....
Student orators make their points at Project Soapbox speech competition Ian Hanigan January 28, 2019Orange County students demonstrated some impressive oratory skills during last month’s Project Soapbox showdown. And one of them has earned a...
Weekly roundup: MLK inspires Anaheim students’ service projects, volunteers scoop up trash in estuary, and more Fermin Leal January 25, 2019Even though it was a school holiday, Anaheim Union High School District students headed to their campus or into the communities...
OC Academic Decathlon kicks off this weekend for hundreds of students Fermin Leal January 24, 2019Hundreds of students from 41 local high schools will participate over two consecutive Saturdays in the 51st annual Orange County...
UCI to host ‘Adventures in Physics’ show and lecture for K-12 students Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019UCI’s School of Physical Sciences will host a physics show and lecture for K-12 students on Saturday, Feb. 2. Adults...
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...
Irvine Unified has hired more than 1,100 teachers in eight years Ian Hanigan January 22, 2019Here’s a stat that caught our attention: The Irvine Unified School District has hired 1,156 teachers since 2011. That amounts...
Weekly roundup: Laguna district explores partnership with Irvine Valley College, L.A. teachers strike continues, and more Ian Hanigan January 18, 2019Laguna Beach High School could become the latest campus to offer its students college credits through a partnership with Irvine...