Mijares: Healthy students are better learners — and more likely to become healthy adults Al Mijares October 21, 2019Educators across the country are increasingly focusing on the health of students, and for good reason. Along with our commitment...
Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more Ian Hanigan October 18, 2019The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they...
OCDE nets $500,000 state grant for tobacco prevention efforts Ian Hanigan October 15, 2019OCDE recently received more than $500,000 in state funding to help keep vaping devices, cigarettes and other tobacco products out...
Fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase to strengthen partnerships between educators, industry leaders Ian Hanigan October 14, 2019Orange County businesses will learn how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other...
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
New state tests show OC students continue steady growth Fermin Leal October 9, 2019Orange County’s public school students continued to make steady progress in English language arts and mathematics in the latest round...
VIDEO: Costa Mesa High student’s kindness campaign inspires classmates, community Fermin Leal October 7, 2019Costa Mesa High School student Rebekah Robeck wanted to spread kindness to her school and community. So she started by...
Trabuco Mesa Elementary teacher named a State Teacher of the Year Fermin Leal October 4, 2019Mandy Kelly, a sixth-grade teacher from Trabuco Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita, was named Friday as one of five...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana safety officer goes above and beyond, OC Children’s Book Festival, and more Ian Hanigan October 4, 2019Vincent Gonzales is usually the first staff member to greet students when they arrive at Santa Ana High School —...
Westminster district honors Mendez family and the landmark civil rights case that bears their name Ian Hanigan October 3, 2019In 1943, Sylvia Mendez and her two brothers were turned away from Westminster’s 17th Street School, known then as “the...
