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Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program benefits 124,262 OC students

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Editor Posted in Business, Charities, Education, News Leave a comment

For Immediate Release

Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program Benefits 124,262 Students in Orange County

Collaboration with DonorsChoose.org generated $1 million to help fund 1,051 eligible classroom projects for local public school teachers and students

BREA, CALIF., Jan. 6, 2014 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and DonorsChoose.org today announced that the 2013 Fuel Your School program generated $1 million in Orange County, benefitting 1,051 local public school classroom projects, including nearly 600 resources to help support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum, and impacting 124,262 students. Continue reading→

San Clemente teacher sentenced for sexually assault and lewd acts on students

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Editor Posted in Crime, Education, OCDA, San Clemente Leave a comment

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 12HF1756: October 18, 2013

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 8TH GRADE STUDENT ON CAMPUS AND COMMITTING LEWD ACTS AGAINST TWO OTHER STUDENTS

SANTA ANA – A middle school math teacher was sentenced today to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting an 8th grade female student while alone with her on campus and committing lewd acts against two other female students. Richard John Rack, 51, San Clemente, pleaded guilty on Aug. 26, 2013, in the midst of jury trial, after the prosecution rested its case, to two felony counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 or 15, one felony count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, and one felony count of oral copulation of a minor under 16. Continue reading→

Free online course at UCI ties into Season 4 of the Walking Dead

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Editor Posted in Education, Emergencies, News, UCI Leave a comment

A UC Irvine team is building a MOOC (massive online open course) tied in with Season 4 of The Walking Dead. The 8-week free course begins October 14 will cover social science, physics, math, and public health. The faculty are aiming for 2 hours of a week of commitment, and you can sign up for it here.

Course description

From understanding social identities to modeling the spread of disease, this eight-week course will span key science and survival themes using AMC’s The Walking Dead as its basis. Four faculty members from the University of California, Irvine will take you on an inter-disciplinary academic journey deep into the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead, exploring the following topics: Continue reading→

Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program launches in Orange County

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Editor Posted in Charities, Education, Orange County Leave a comment

Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program Launches in Orange County

Collaboration with DonorsChoose.org will help generate up to $1 million for local public school teachers and students

BREA, CALIF., Sept. 10, 2013 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (NYSE: CVX) today announced the launch of its Fuel Your School program in Orange County. This year, the program will expand to 14 U.S. communities from nine communities in 2012, helping to provide educators with the classroom supplies they need to engage and positively impact the lives of students. Continue reading→

Irvine to host a free autism education forum on May 9

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Editor Posted in Autism, Education, Irvine, News Leave a comment

News Release City of Irvine, Public Information Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE: #13-04-25
Contact : Public Information Office 949-724-6077, pio@cityofirvine.org

Subject: Autism Education: Understanding and Teaching the Visual Learner with Technology

Free forum focuses on the benefits of using technology-based solutions to enhance learning and communication skills

IRVINE, CA (April 25, 2013): The City of Irvine will host a free “Autism Education: Understanding and Teaching the Visual Learner with Technology” forum for educators, therapists and other professionals on Thursday, May 9 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine. Continue reading→

IUSD’s 32nd annual District Science Fair to be held at Woodbridge H.S. in Feb.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Editor Posted in Education, News, Science Leave a comment

By Ian Hanigan

“Will The Infrared Light Emitted By The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Affect The Color Sorting Sensors At Candy Factories?”
“The Effect Of Transforming Ampicillin-Resistant And Kanamycin-Resistant Plasmids On The Percentage Of E.coli That Is Double Resistant To Ampicillin And Kanamycin”
“Who Has More Bacteria In Their Mouth – A Human Or…

Source: Irvine Unified News