CHEP Expo showcases projects and performances by students enrolled in OCDE’s independent study program Ian Hanigan March 22, 2017Paper roller coasters, engineered to send marbles through complex loops, tunnels and spirals. A robotic hand that opens and closes...
Career Success Week assists students with job market strategies — and some professional attire Ian Hanigan March 21, 2017A group of students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program recently spent a week learning what it takes to be...
OC group to launch ‘Keep Kids Safe’ awareness campaign during National Child Abuse Prevention Month Ian Hanigan March 20, 2017According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there were nearly 32,000 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect in...
Weekly roundup: California School Dashboard, School Bus Roadeo, Culverdale’s innovation lab and more Ian Hanigan March 17, 2017The California School Dashboard made its formal debut this week, giving parents and educators a more comprehensive look at how...
Five things you need to know about the California School Dashboard Ian Hanigan March 15, 2017State education officials have just unveiled a brand new accountability and improvement system to show how California’s public schools are performing...
Willie O’Ree, the ‘Jackie Robinson of hockey,’ pays a visit to Star View Elementary School Ian Hanigan March 14, 2017As the first black hockey player in the NHL, Willie O’Ree is a legendary figure with a story to tell. And...
VIDEO: This isn’t the first ‘Roadeo’ for Orange County’s top school bus drivers Ian Hanigan March 14, 2017If you’re behind the wheel of a school bus, pretty much every stretch of asphalt is a high-stakes road test,...
VIDEO: Beckman High student awarded for smartphone app capable of locating disaster survivors Ian Hanigan March 13, 2017OK, so this is pretty cool. A junior from Beckman High School in the Tustin Unified School District was recently...
Weekly roundup: National History Day, a virtual tour of the brain, the science of hockey and more Ian Hanigan March 10, 2017Every year, about half a million students in grades four through 12 take part in National History Day events across...
Redesigned OCDE website enhances accessibility, device compatibility and navigation Ian Hanigan March 9, 2017Have you visited the Orange County Department of Education’s website lately? If so, you may have noticed a few changes....