Weekly roundup: Dodgeball tourney nets cash for schools, OC students participate in ShakeOut, and more Fermin Leal October 19, 2018More than 400 players, including students from Laguna Beach area elementary, middle and high schools, competed in an annual dodgeball...
Weekly roundup: OCC to build on-campus housing, local students spread kindness, and more Ian Hanigan October 12, 2018In a region increasingly defined by high housing costs, Orange Coast College is poised to become the first community college...
Q&A: OCDE’s Project GLAD trains educators to build literacy and language skills Ian Hanigan October 11, 2018This week, nearly 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators are engaging in in-depth conversations about language acquisition and multiliteracy at...
Updated 2018 state bill tracker: Education laws that will impact OC schools Fermin Leal October 10, 2018(A previous version of this post ran in September. This version has been updated with new information.) Gov. Jerry Brown...
For one OC class, an assignment on kindness turns into a kindness movement Ian Hanigan October 8, 2018It began with a simple classroom assignment: Perform one random act of kindness every day for a month, and write...
Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach High promotes voter registration drive, OC test scores remain steady, and more Fermin Leal October 5, 2018With election day just one month away, the effort to register more young people to vote continues to be a...
OCDE’s new special ed chief brings strong vision for continuing success of schools and programs Ian Hanigan October 3, 2018The Orange County Department of Education has tapped Analee Kredel as its newest chief of Special Education Services. Kredel, who...
OC students continue steady progress in latest performance assessments Fermin Leal October 2, 2018For the fourth consecutive year, Orange County students outpaced their peers statewide on math and English standardized tests, according to...
Conference highlights the growing demand for school interpreters, translators Fermin Leal October 1, 2018As the population continues to become increasingly diverse, school interpreters and translators now play a more vital role in helping...
Weekly roundup: H.B. district implements federal security assessment, Saddleback College turns 50, and more Ian Hanigan September 28, 2018At a news conference this week, the Huntington Beach City School District announced that it’s adopted a robust security assessment...
