June 2016
Celebrating educational excellence

LACOE recently honored the 20 L.A. County winners of the California School Boards Association's coveted Golden Bell Award, producing videos about each of the innovative programs.

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Local decathletes win national medals

Two South Pasadena High School students won medals in the 2016 Academic Decathlon national competition, while Edgewood High in West Covina won the medium-sized school online national championship.

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Writing mentors guide troubled teens

The WriteGirl year-end celebration on June 1 illustrated the healing power of words for young women at risk served by LACOE.

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Project reinvents civic learning

Twelve local high schools are now better equipped to prepare students for college, career and citizenship in the 21st century thanks to the California Democracy School project.

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Digital projects showcase student talent

Thirty-eight exemplary classroom instructional technology projects received this year's Digital Voice Awards.

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Watch the awards celebration webcast
Students learn from the past

Local teams from ABC USD, Claremont USD, LAUSD and Walnut Valley USD will represent California at the National History Day competition this month in College Park, Maryland. 

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Project gives voice to incarcerated youth

Students served by LACOE at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, led by teacher Zoila Gallegos, are featured in "The Podcast Project: Voices of Words Unlocked 2016."

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Arturo Delgado, Ed.D., Superintendent (retiring 6/30/16)
Debra Duardo, M.S.W., Ed.D., Superintendent 

Los Angeles County Board of Education
Thomas A. Saenz, President
Douglas R. Boyd, Vice President
Katie Braude, Gabriella Holt, Alex Johnson, Monte E. Perez, Rebecca J. Turrentine

Produced by LACOE Communications Dept.: Frank Kwan, Director; Margo Minecki, Editor; Kostas Kalaitzidis and Nimfa Rueda, Contributing Writers; Timothy Cox, Graphic Design.

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The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is the nation's largest regional education agency, providing a range of programs and services to support the county's 80 school districts
and more than 2 million preschool and school-age children.
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