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VCOE Focus on Education - October 2024

VCOE Launches New Education Podcast • Student Cell Phone Use Survey Results • Logo Contest Deadline is Oct. 18 • Students Invited to Enter Arts Showcase • Industry & Education Summit on Oct. 25 • Spelling Bee Registration Now Open • Supporting Students’ Emotional Wellbeing • Hispanic Heritage Month • Serving Young Adults with Disabilities • College Credit for High Schoolers • Spotlight ...
VCOE Focus on Education - August 2024

A Back to School Message • New School Bookmobile Hits the Road • Financial Literacy for High Schoolers • High School Voter Education Weeks • Hands-On Learning at the LMNOP Lab • Take the Survey: Student Cell Phone Use • First-Ever Ethnic Studies Conference • Preparing Students for Local Jobs • California Community Schools Initiative • Upcoming Events and Workshops
Inspiring Stories of Ventura County's 2024 High School Graduates

They started high school in their bedrooms and at kitchen tables in front of computers, taking classes over Zoom. They’re coming of age at a time when our nation is politically divided, our world is facing war and unrest, and artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of education and work. But the students graduating from Ventura County high schools in 2024 are not deterred. They’...
Focus on Education - April 2024

Budding Scientists Shine at Science Fair • Local Team Wins State Mock Trial • Middle School Mock Trial Picks Up Steam • Sandy Hook Survivor Shares Message of Hope in Ventura County • Westlake Wins Academic Decathlon • Equity Conference Has Record Attendance • Migrant Students Compete in Speech and Debate Tournament • Affordable Housing for School Employees
Focus on Education - January 2024

Housing Affordability for School Employees • Graduation Rate Recovers from Pandemic • Amgen Biotech Experience for Teachers • Community Event to Fight Addiction • Hackathon by the Sea Winners • Volunteers Needed for Student Events • Equity Conference Registration is Open • News Literacy Week is January 22-26 • Increased Collaboration on Wellness
Focus on Education - November 2023

Logo Contest Winners Selected • Easing the Path to a College Degree • Overnight Coding Event for Students • Youth Mental Health in the Spotlight • New $18M Grant for Career Pathways • Ventura County's Early Childhood Workforce is Focus of New Report • Save the Date: 2024 Equity Conference
Focus on Education - October 2023

Dr. Morales visits DC • Students Trained as Wellness Peers • Maximizing Safety in Schools • Calling All Student Artists! • Forum Highlights Fentanyl Dangers • Migrant Speech & Debate Tournament • Hispanic Heritage Month • Safe Firearm Storage Saves Lives • Multilingual Education Project • Coats Needed for Homeless Kids
Focus on Education - August 2023

Back-to-School 2023-24 • Middle School Wellness Centers • Keeping Kids Safe at School • Fentanyl Town Hall Meeting • 2023-24 Competitions & Events • Binational Program Serves Children of Migrant Farmworkers • “Stuffing the Bus” for Homeless Kids
Ventura County Class of 2023 Finds Success Despite Pandemic Challenges

The students graduating from Ventura County high schools in 2023 had anything but a typical experience. They were in the second half of their freshman year when the pandemic forced classrooms to close. They had to adapt to distance learning and all of the challenges that went along with it. Many faced the ordeal of seeing loved ones pass away or fall ill from COVID-19. And when in-person instructi...
Focus on Education - April 2023

Fighting Fentanyl Use Among Students • Science Fair Returns In Person • Migrant Students Shine at Tournament • Equity Conference Uplifts Students • Mock Trial Makes History • Free Computer Courses • Upcoming Events and Workshops