Innovative apps earn honors for more than a dozen OC high school students Ian Hanigan March 30, 2022One smartphone app is designed to assist people who are visually impaired with object recognition technology, made possible by artificial...
OCDE announces the 2022 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year Ian Hanigan March 21, 2022A nutrition services assistant, a bus driver, a maintenance worker and a database specialist are among nine exemplary school workers...
OCDE principal joins list of OC administrators recognized by local ACSA chapter Ian Hanigan March 16, 2022A principal in OCDE’s Alternative Education division has been named one of Orange County’s top administrators. Machele Kilgore, whose responsibilities...
VIDEO: OCDE educators establish pop-up schools for Afghan students whose families assisted the U.S. Ian Hanigan March 14, 2022Over President’s Day weekend, teachers from OCDE’s Alternative Education program gathered at an Irvine hotel to transform its modest business...
Six continuation schools from OC are recognized as state models Ian Hanigan February 15, 2022Six continuation schools in Orange County have been recognized among California’s Model Continuation High Schools for 2022. The local honorees...
Weekly roundup: Anaheim high schoolers take part in day of service, COVID news, and more Ian Hanigan January 21, 2022Inspired by the life and service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hundreds of students from the Anaheim Union High...
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...
OCDE seeks proposals for three-year grant targeting truancies Ian Hanigan November 16, 2021The Orange County Department of Education is inviting community-based organizations to submit their best proposals for reducing truancy as part...
Local commission honors OCDE alternative education students for their personal reflections of hope and resilience Nichole Pichardo November 3, 2021A local commission that advocates on behalf of incarcerated youth is giving students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program the...
Weekly roundup: Tustin High turns 100, summer break officially ends in OC, and more Ian Hanigan September 10, 2021Break out the candles — lots of them. Tustin High School is getting ready to celebrate its 100th birthday. The...