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Ventura County Students to Build NASA Hardware in New Partnership

2/28/2017 2:37:00 PM

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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2017 Ventura County Mock Trial Begins Feb. 27

2/24/2017 3:59:00 PM

More than two dozen local high schools will field 34 teams in the Ventura County Mock Trial competition, which begins Monday in Ventura. The public is invited to watch the courtroom drama come to life as students take on the major roles of a criminal case, including attorneys, witnesses and even bailiffs. The students will present their cases ...

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Major Storm Impacting Some Ventura County Schools

2/16/2017 1:15:00 PM

With a major storm headed to the region, the Ojai Unified School District has decided to close its schools on Friday, February 17. As a result, a teacher in-service day that had been scheduled for March 13 will instead be a regular school day at Ojai USD schools.The storm is expected to drop more than seven inches of rain in parts of Ventura C...

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Undocumented Students and Families: The Facts

2/16/2017 6:40:00 AM

In light of potential changes at the federal level, the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) and education law firm Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost have created a fact sheet with answers to key legal questions about undocumented students. This resource for administrators, teachers and parents is available here. In addition, the...

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Big Tobacco Whistle Blower to Speak on Addiction at Free Event

2/15/2017 2:08:00 PM

In 1994 Dr. Victor J. DeNoble, a former research scientist for the tobacco industry, became the first “whistle-blower” to begin tearing down the wall of secrecy built by the tobacco industry. He was a key witness in the federal government’s case against the industry and testified before congress.Today, Dr. DeNoble continues to rai...

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Calabasas Wins Academic Decathlon, Oxnard Takes Second

2/7/2017 11:10:00 AM

The Ventura County Office of Education is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2017 Ventura County Academic Decathlon is Calabasas High School’s A Team. Coming in second place is Oxnard High School’s A Team, followed by Oak Park High School’s A Team, which came in third. Oak Park High School’s A Team won the “Sup...

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Transition Fair for Students Graduating from Special Education

1/25/2017 1:47:00 PM

It's never too early to learn about resources for students with disabilities after high school. On March 11, help your high school student prepare for a quality adult life they envision by attending the 2016-17 Ventura County Annual Transition Fair. This is an opportunity for parents, teachers, care-providers and students in special education t...

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Focus on Education: Winter 2017 - Ventura County P-20 Council

1/17/2017 1:46:00 PM

From a three-year-old attending a neighborhood preschool to a college student seeking financial aid, Ventura County students of all ages benefit from an organization you may not have heard of. Find out how the Ventura County P-20 Council is uniting the community to enhance education in this edition of Focus on Education. Read it below or click...

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Drug and Alcohol Use Declines for Ventura County Students

1/5/2017 10:25:00 AM

Newly-released results of the 2015-16 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) for Ventura County show many positive trends for local students. The use of alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes is down; drinking and driving is less prevalent; and fewer students report being bullied. However, the survey does illuminate some challenges facing some Ventura Co...

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SWAT Team Spreads Holiday Cheer to Special Needs Kids

12/14/2016 1:31:00 PM

Special needs students at the Phoenix-Los Nogales School in Camarillo got a big holiday surprise today when members of the Oxnard Police Department SWAT team arrived along with Santa to present them with holiday gifts. The gifts included new shoes donated by the New Balance Factory Store in the Camarillo Premium Outlets, toys provided by BG Solutio...

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