County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year Al Mijares April 1, 2020On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to...
Cal State Fullerton program honors three educators from OCDE, Westminster School District Ian Hanigan March 27, 2020An associate superintendent and two alternative education teachers at the Orange County Department of Education were among dozens of educators...
OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center shows ‘virtual doesn’t have to be impersonal’ Staff reports March 26, 2020Up until recently, students at OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center had been working in a sustainable garden with teacher Marianne Taylor,...
PBS SoCal offering educational programing for students at home Fermin Leal March 19, 2020In response to the closures of nearly all public schools across the region, PBS SoCal has created an At-Home Learning program...
Learning can continue through online options. Here are a few resources Fermin Leal March 16, 2020Schools districts across Orange County are working to offer distance-learning programs for students while schools remained closed because of the...
3 OC campuses named 2020 Model Continuation High Schools Fermin Leal February 25, 2020State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently announced that three schools in Orange County are being recognized as Model...
Strawberry field takes root at Harbor Learning Center Fermin Leal February 20, 2020They had already tilled the soil, mixed the compost and leveled the ground. On Tuesday, it came time for students...
After a devastating fire, Working Wardrobes looks to rebuild Ian Hanigan February 10, 2020In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 2, a fire broke out at the headquarters of Working Wardrobes, which...
Skyview student wins honor for anti-alcohol artwork Fermin Leal January 21, 2020Camrie Gurule, a student in OCDE’s ACCESS Skyview School, recently won the top prize in a contest organized by the...
Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more Fermin Leal January 17, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...