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Preview the New California School Accountability System

3/10/2017 11:15:00 AM

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

3/6/2017 4:20:00 PM

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

3/3/2017 3:48:00 PM

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

3/2/2017 9:16:00 AM

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

3/1/2017 10:38:00 AM

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

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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