Sealed and delivered: Garden Grove’s Cook Elementary School celebrates its National Blue Ribbon Ian Hanigan January 6, 2017Fifth-grader Tommy Nguyen will tell you that A.J. Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove is a special place — and...
OCDE earns state grant to help classified employees become credentialed teachers Ian Hanigan January 5, 2017Here’s one way California is responding to a statewide teacher shortage: OCDE and two dozen other agencies have been awarded...
In the news: Brea Olinda High wrestler demonstrates kindness after controversial call Ian Hanigan January 3, 2017Competitive wrestling and kindness don’t generally go hand in hand. So this Orange County Register story caught our attention. It’s about a Brea Olinda...
Laguna Beach fiscal chief tapped to be OCDE’s next associate superintendent of business services Ian Hanigan December 24, 2016The Orange County Department of Education has hired a new associate superintendent of business services. Dean West, who has led...
Latest physical fitness scores show OC kids outpacing state averages Ian Hanigan December 20, 2016Orange County students in grades five, seven and nine have once again outperformed state averages on an annual fitness assessment....
Verdict is in: PCHS advances to OC mock trial competition final Staff reports December 14, 2016For the first time in school history, the Pacific Coast High School mock trial team has become a finalist in the...
OCDE’s Pacific Coast High School heads to county mock trial semifinal competition for the first time Staff reports December 13, 2016They may be the smallest mock trial team in the county. Nevertheless, Pacific Coast High School’s 10-student squad has moved...
There’s still time to take the OCDE Stakeholder Survey for 2016-17 Ian Hanigan December 6, 2016Got a few minutes to help enhance OCDE’s programs and services? The deadline has been extended for educators, students, parents,...
10 innovative Orange County programs win CSBA’s prestigious Golden Bell Award Staff reports December 6, 2016Over the weekend, the California School Boards Association presented 56 Golden Bell Awards to winners from across the state, 10 belonging to Orange...
Football game featuring OCDE students and CSUF police is a touchdown — with a point after Ian Hanigan December 2, 2016There’s usually some pretty decent football played this time of year. But one matchup in particular caught our attention. Ray Green,...
