News Releases from VCOE
  • Ventura County Graduation Rate Increases, Exceeds State Average

    Ventura County’s high school graduation rate improved for the seventh consecutive year according to data released by the California Department of Education. The graduation rate for the 2015-16 school year was 85.6 percent, which is up from 84.5 percent in 2014-15. In the same period, the county’s dropout rate decreased from 8.3 percent ...
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  • Ventura County Science Fair Winners Announced

    The winners of the 2017 Ventura County Science Fair were announced at an awards ceremony on March 27 at the VCOE Conference and Educational Services Center in Camarillo. This year’s science fair featured 720 entries from 850 middle and high school students from throughout Ventura County. At tonight’s ceremony, awards were presented in 1...
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  • Science Fair Awards to Be Presented Tonight

    The winners of the 2017 Ventura County Science Fair will be announced at an awards ceremony Monday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the VCOE Conference and Educational Services Center in Camarillo. This year’s science fair was held on Friday, March 24 and featured hundreds of entries from middle and high school students from throughout Ven...
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  • Ventura County Science Fair is this Friday

    The Ventura County Office of Education is proud to present the 63rd Ventura County Science Fair on Friday, March 24. Approximately 900 Ventura County students will be presenting more than 750 projects at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The students are among thousands in grades 6-12 who competed for the chance to present at the Fair. The theme of t...
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  • Preview the New California School Accountability System

    Ventura County parents and educators have a new opportunity to learn about the performance of local schools and districts that goes far beyond what has previously been available. The California School Dashboard is a new website that uses multiple indicators to give a more complete picture of how schools are serving our diverse student population.
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  • La Reina High School Wins 2017 Ventura County Mock Trial

    La Reina High School is the winner of the 2017 Ventura County Mock Trial. This is the sixth time in the past seven years that the Thousand Oaks-based private school has won the competition. The Mock Trial results were announced this evening at an awards ceremony at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Here is how the top eight teams placed:1. La Rein...
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  • Mock Trial Winner to be Revealed Monday in Oxnard

    The winner of the 2017 Ventura County Mock Trial competition will be announced at an awards ceremony Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center at 800 Hobson Way. La Reina High School and Westlake High School's Blue team are in contention for first and second place. Newbury Park High School's Gold team and Westlake High S...
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  • Four Remaining Teams to Face Off in Mock Trial Finals Tonight

    Four local high school teams emerged victorious from Wednesday night’s semifinals of the Ventura County Mock Trial competition. The final four teams that will face off in tonight’s last round are:-La Reina High School-Westlake High School (Blue)-Newbury Park High School (Gold)-Westlake High School (Orange)La Reina and Westlake Blue will...
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  • Ventura County Mock Trial Semifinalists Announced

    The eight high school teams that will advance to the semifinals of the Ventura County Mock Trial were announced today by the Ventura County Office of Education. The semifinalists received the eight highest scores of the 34 teams participating in this year’s Mock Trial. Listed in order of their scores, the final eight teams are:1. Westlake Blu...
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  • Ventura County Students to Build NASA Hardware in New Partnership

    High school students at the Ventura County Office of Education’s Career Education Center in Camarillo will have the chance to build hardware that could end up in space thanks to a new partnership with NASA. The Ventura County Board of Education Monday approved an agreement with NASA that will make the NASA HUNCH program available to local stu...
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