County Supt. Al Mijares is among the OC Register’s 125 Most Influential People Ian Hanigan December 27, 2021Dr. Al Mijares, who leads OCDE as Orange County’s superintendent of schools, has made the OC Register’s roundup of the...
Tim Shaw appointed to fill OC Board of Ed’s Fourth District seat Ian Hanigan December 22, 2021The Orange County Board of Education has filled its Fourth District vacancy, and the name is a familiar one. Tim...
Mijares: New website, The 101, created to help families unpack complex education issues Ian Hanigan December 22, 2021Want to better understand how curriculum decisions are made? Need a rundown of the immunizations required to attend school? Or...
Weekly roundup: Free bikes for Tustin USD third-graders, a social media threat, and more Nichole Pichardo December 17, 2021“You get a bike, you get a bike, you get a bike!” This was the surprise that nearly 150 Tustin...
Garden Grove Unified opens new Wellness Centers Nichole Pichardo December 14, 2021Garden Grove Unified is offering students greater accessibility to mental health services by opening new Wellness Centers at various campuses...
Weekly roundup: Vital Link offers 10 CTE scholarships, report warns of youth mental health crisis, and more Ian Hanigan December 10, 2021On the heels of Vital Link President Dr. Brian Dozer’s ambitious bike tour of Orange County, the nonprofit is offering...
Deadline to apply for OC Board of Ed vacancy pushed back to Dec. 17 Ian Hanigan December 8, 2021The Orange County Board of Education has extended the deadline for candidates interested in filling the vacant Fourth District seat...
OC Pathways initiative among four outstanding Orange County programs to earn Golden Bell Awards Nichole Pichardo December 7, 2021OCDE’s OC Pathways team celebrates the department’s Golden Bell award-winning program on Dec. 4 in San Diego. The California School...
Sunburst Youth Academy is enrolling now for its January 2022 class Nichole Pichardo December 6, 2021A free residential leadership academy is currently seeking applicants for its program that gives local teens who’ve faced significant obstacles...
Weekly roundup: Anonymous donation provides aid for local homeless high school youth; California’s ‘Cradle-to-Career’ program; and more Nichole Pichardo December 3, 2021Thanks to an anonymous donation, a local high school school will soon be able to provide increased help to families...