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...
OCDE ACCESS student recognized for succeeding and rising against the odds Nichole Pichardo September 9, 2021A victim of abuse and placed in the foster care system at only 12 years old, Kaiyanna Han had the...
OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students Ian Hanigan August 25, 2021Career paths don’t always follow straight lines. Vern Burton knows this as well as anyone. In his younger days, Burton...
Weekly roundup: Edison High mural pays tribute to civil rights icons, districts prepare to redraw voting boundaries, and more Ian Hanigan July 2, 2021Edison High recently celebrated the completion of a powerful campus mural depicting figures from the 1960s civil rights movement. Graduating...
