Entrepreneurs from Oak Grove Elementary get a crash course on business at holiday fair Ian Hanigan December 20, 2018Those who were in desperate need of last-minute gifts found some relief Wednesday at Oak Grove Elementary School, where fifth-graders...
OCDE, city of Westminster to partner on curriculum for historic Mendez trail and monument Ian Hanigan December 19, 2018OCDE is teaming up with the city of Westminster to create content and curriculum for a local trail and monument...
Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported this week,...
Pacific Coast High School’s Mock Trial team advances to OC final Fermin Leal December 13, 2018For the second time in three years, Pacific Coast High School has advanced to the final round of the Constitutional Rights...
#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month’s World Kindness Day. Administered by OCDE, PAL...
Former homeless student hopes to inspire others with story of perseverance Fermin Leal December 10, 2018Dilan Oezkan is an energetic and charismatic high school senior with a 4.4 GPA who dreams of acting on Broadway...
Weekly roundup: OC Pathways cited as success story, Schools Dashboard released, and more Fermin Leal December 7, 2018OC Pathways is one of two pathway programs cited as successes in a new report on the viability of these...
Mobile planetarium comes to Oak View Elementary School Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Commercial space travel may still be a few years away, but the students of Oak View Elementary School got the...
Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been...
