OCDE will co-host two forums exploring impact of hate incidents on students, school communities Ian Hanigan December 16, 2019OCDE is partnering with the Orange County Human Relations Commission to host two forums in January that will explore the...
Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday Fermin Leal November 25, 2019One-thousand Santa Ana Unified School District families received free turkeys and other food items Saturday during the fourth annual Operation...
Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more Fermin Leal November 22, 2019At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades...
Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students Fermin Leal November 5, 2019More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children’s school lunches in the Ocean View School District received...
#kindness1billion: Here are some of the kind acts you’ve shared in October Ian Hanigan October 28, 2019They don’t always generate headlines, but kind acts happen every day in Orange County — and probably too many to...
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
VIDEO: Costa Mesa High student’s kindness campaign inspires classmates, community Fermin Leal October 7, 2019Costa Mesa High School student Rebekah Robeck wanted to spread kindness to her school and community. So she started by...
Chalk it up to the first day of school in La Habra Fermin Leal August 19, 2019La Habra City School District students returned to school Monday and found colorful chalk art on the blacktops, walkways and...
VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors summer camps nurture a natural curiosity — and kindness Ian Hanigan August 7, 2019Did you know OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program offers summer camps? From late June through early August, ITO...
7 outstanding PAL programs and advisors honored for innovative practices Fermin Leal May 16, 2019Five school-level Peer Assistance Leadership programs, or PAL, and two advisors were honored by the Orange County Department of Education...