Weekly roundup: Brea third-grader overcomes learning disability to author six books; Fullerton teacher awarded classroom makeover; and more Nichole Pichardo October 1, 2021A Brea third-grader is proving to the world that nothing, not even a learning disability that makes it difficult for...
Registration is open for the OC Spelling Bee. Here’s a quick ‘how to participate’ guide for local schools. Nichole Pichardo September 28, 2021Have you heard the buzz? Registration is now open for local schools to participate in the 2022 Orange County Spelling...
OC Youth Council leverages social norms to discourage underage drinking Ian Hanigan September 27, 2021Members of the Orange County Youth Council have an important message for their peers: The vast majority of high schoolers...
Weekly roundup: Magnolia’s ambitious agriculture plan, OC’s Blue Ribbon schools, a destructive social media trend, and more Ian Hanigan September 24, 2021Educators in Anaheim are watering the seeds of an ambitious new agriculture program that has the potential to lead to...
New WellSpace centers in Buena Park offer students a space to decompress Ian Hanigan September 23, 2021Gordon H. Beatty Middle School eighth-grader Sarah B. and Counselor Jodie Reddingius talk about the Zen garden at their school’s...
Want to compete in the Academic Decathlon or Pentathlon? OCDE is looking for middle and high school teams Ian Hanigan September 22, 2021The Orange County Department of Education is recruiting high school teams for the 2021-22 Orange County Academic Decathlon, and middle...
3 OC middle schoolers named finalists in national STEM competition Nichole Pichardo September 22, 2021Three Orange County teens were recently named as some of the most promising middle school STEM students in the country....
7 Orange County elementary schools earn National Blue Ribbon honors Ian Hanigan September 21, 2021Seven Orange County schools have been awarded the nation’s highest level of distinction as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S....
VIDEO: Santa Ana students parlay Spyder3D internship into employment straight out of high school Ian Hanigan September 20, 2021What started as a work-based learning opportunity with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment has turned into full-time employment for two recent graduates...
Tony Bube, founding member of the Inside the Outdoors Foundation, dies at 98 Ian Hanigan September 17, 2021Tony Bube, a founding member of the foundation that supports the Orange County Department of Education’s environmental education program, has...