U.S. Department of Education approves California’s school assessment plan Ian Hanigan April 8, 2021The U.S. Department of Education will allow California to temporarily decouple state assessments from federal testing and accountability requirements, granting...
#kindness1billion: Davis Magnet School students raise funds for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program Nichole Pichardo April 7, 2021Students at Davis Magnet School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are raising money for a good cause by selling...
Weekly roundup: Students raise over $137K for cancer research; SAUSD honored for building preservation; and more Ian Hanigan April 2, 2021A team of students from Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high schools leveraged marketing, entrepreneurship and project management to...
Santa Ana student named winner of Imagination Celebration poster contest Nichole Pichardo April 1, 2021A 10th-grader from Santa Ana High School will soon have her artwork displayed on posters aimed at promoting the importance...
University, Woodbridge high schools finish in the top 10 at the California Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan March 30, 2021Two high schools from Irvine posted top-10 scores over the weekend at the 2021 California Academic Decathlon. On the heels...
Weekly roundup: Extended in-person learning plans, revised youth sports guidance and more Nichole Pichardo March 26, 2021A growing number of Orange County school districts are developing plans to offer in-person learning five days a week. The...
OCDE announces the county’s top classified school employees for 2021 Ian Hanigan March 24, 2021OCDE has named its top classified school employees of the year — and this year there are even more to...
State Board of Education approves ethnic studies curriculum for high schools Nichole Pichardo March 22, 2021The California State Board of Education has unanimously approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools. The...
Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students’ football launcher scores big, Laguna Beach secondary students return, and more Ian Hanigan March 19, 2021Three juniors from Costa Mesa High School earned first place in a STEM competition that tasked them with coding, building and...
11 OC campuses are named California Distinguished Schools Ian Hanigan March 18, 2021Eleven Orange County secondary schools have earned the state’s highest honor as California Distinguished Schools. The local winners are: Oxford...
