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#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners

August 30, 2021

Kindergarten students at Heritage Computer Science Academy in the Garden Grove Unified School District are now prepared for the new school year after a former GGUSD student raised nearly $2,500 to purchase ... Read More

Principal with students and residents of an assisted living facility

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more

Ian Hanigan

August 27, 2021

Like all Santa Ana Unified campuses, James Madison Elementary offered only distance learning for the entirety of the 2020-21 school year. But Principal Lisa Gonzales-Solomon worked tirelessly throughout to keep... Read More

OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students

Ian Hanigan

August 25, 2021

Career paths don’t always follow straight lines. Vern Burton knows this as well as anyone. In his younger days, Burton played semi-professional football. He took pre-med courses. He worked as a substitute te... Read More

Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year

Nichole Pichardo

August 23, 2021

It's the most wonderful time of the year! With staggered start dates from August to the beginning of September, districts throughout Orange County are continuing to welcome students back into classrooms for ... Read More

Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union partners with Google; OC students head back to the classroom; and more

Nichole Pichardo

August 20, 2021

Students in the Anaheim Union High School District will soon have the opportunity to take job-specific training courses and earn specialized certificates as part of a new — and first of its kind in the nation —... Read More

Weekly roundup: An OC prep football preview, reactions to the state’s public health order, and more

Ian Hanigan

August 13, 2021

With the Delta variant surging, most of this week's education news understandably centered on COVID-19 protocols, including the new public health order requiring school staff to verify they're vaccinated agains... Read More

State to require all school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing

Ian Hanigan

August 11, 2021

California will require that all teachers and school employees show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or get tested on a weekly basis, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The public health order, whic... Read More

It’s back-to-school season for the OC! Here’s a list of 2021-22 school start dates

Nichole Pichardo

August 10, 2021

And just like that, summer is coming to an end. This week marks the start of a new school year for students in the Anaheim Elementary, Anaheim Union, Centralia, Savana and Tustin Unified school districts. ... Read More

Weekly roundup: Local organization donates over 10,000 backpacks to Santa Ana USD students; state superintendent visits Southern California; and more

Nichole Pichardo

August 6, 2021

Over ten thousand students in the Santa Ana Unified School District this week received backpacks with school supplies from Karina’s Backpack Project, in partnership with the Joy of Sharing Foundation and Dreams... Read More

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students

Nichole Pichardo

August 3, 2021

Buena Park School District Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA), which na... Read More

OC Children’s Book Festival reimagined into S.T.E.A.M. reading challenge

Weekly roundup: September school start dates; Laguna Beach USD considers weekly COVID-19 testing for students; and more

Orange Unified partners with Verizon to bring free technology to underserved middle school students

COVID-19 update: State revises school guidance to include extracurricular activities, including sports

New recycling education program launches in OC classrooms

#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more

OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students

Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year

Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union partners with Google; OC students head back to the classroom; and more

Weekly roundup: An OC prep football preview, reactions to the state’s public health order, and more

State to require all school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing

It’s back-to-school season for the OC! Here’s a list of 2021-22 school start dates

Weekly roundup: Local organization donates over 10,000 backpacks to Santa Ana USD students; state superintendent visits Southern California; and more

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students

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