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  • Ventura County’s Community Schools Are Transforming Education from the Ground Up

    6/1/2026 9:18:00 AM
    By Cynthia Salas, Community School Coordinator, Ventura County Office of EducationThere is something remarkable happening in Ventura County, and those closest to the work will tell you it did not happen overnight.It was built conversation by conversation. Partnership by partnership. School by school.Now, that work is being recognized on a statewide...
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  • Ventura County Teachers Honored for Innovation in the Classroom

    5/29/2026 3:53:00 PM
    Teachers from throughout Ventura County are being honored with grants for developing innovative lessons for their students. At a ceremony on Wednesday in Camarillo, the Ventura County Office of Education presented Impact on Education grants totaling in $5,500 to twelve teachers. Photos from the event are available...
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  • Twin Brothers Want to Help Save the Planet

    5/28/2026 11:42:00 AM
    “It’s basically like having a built-in friend.” That’s how Diego Ruiz describes life with his twin brother Oscar. “Even though we have our differences, it’s easy to have someone to go to and who’s always there for you,” he said.Today, the twins are heading into promising futures as they prepare to gra...
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  • Ukrainian Roots Fuel Her Nuclear Engineering Dreams

    5/27/2026 4:18:00 PM
    Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Valeria Novikova was only seven years old when her family fled to the United States in 2015. Recognizing the warning signs of rising political tensions with Russia years before the full-scale invasion, her father made a difficult decision. “My family could see where it was heading, and my dad made the decision to get ou...
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  • Teen Journeys Solo to the US to Pursue His American Dream

    5/27/2026 3:34:00 PM
    Juan Garcia will soon walk across the stage at Fillmore High School to receive his diploma. For many of his peers, graduation is an expected milestone. For Juan, it is the hard-won realization of a dream that began thousands of miles away, fueled by sheer determination and an unwavering belief in himself.He was born in Camarillo, but his family ret...
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  • From a Haitian Orphanage to a New Life in Ventura County

    5/26/2026 2:28:00 PM
    In 2014, a five-year-old girl boarded a plane in Haiti, bound for a country she had never seen, not knowing a single word of English. Today, Genese Bowers is about to graduate from Foothill Technology High School in Ventura. This fall, she’ll be headed to Cal Poly Pomona to study plant science and agricultural business. Looking back, Gen...
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  • Autistic Student Finds His Future at Triton Academy

    5/26/2026 10:08:00 AM
    It was sixth grade, and Matthew Guerrero didn’t know what to expect at his new school. Triton Academy is operated by the Ventura County Office of Education and serves students with autism in third through twelfth grades. He soon discovered that Triton’s specially trained staff and customized educational programs were just what he needed...
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  • Daughter of Mexican Immigrants is Headed to UCLA

    5/22/2026 8:34:00 AM
    Every summer before the start of the school year, Alison Jimenez would head to the Westminster Free Clinic in Thousand Oaks with her family to get a health checkup and a backpack filled with school supplies. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico and didn’t fully understand what their English-speaking doctors were saying. Bec...
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  • 2026 Ventura County Mathlete Challenge Results

    5/19/2026 9:07:00 AM
    The Ventura County Math Council and the Ventura County Office of Education are pleased to announce the results of the 2026 Mathlete Challenge, which was held on April 25, 2026, at the VCOE conference center in Camarillo. This annual event brings 4th and 5th-grade students from throughout Ventura County together to participate in an exciting an...
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  • Meet the 2026 Ventura County Teacher of the Year

    5/12/2026 3:47:00 PM
    Dr. César Morales, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, is pleased to announce that John Beck, an English teacher from Pacifica High School in the Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD), is the 2026 Ventura County Teacher of the Year. Mr. Beck received the news this morning when his family members joined representatives from the...
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