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...
Defying the odds: OCDE’s alternative education program celebrates nearly 700 graduates Nichole Pichardo June 30, 2021Language divides, homelessness, pregnancy, single parenting, and social and academic challenges are just some of the hurdles the 2021 graduating...
Weekly roundup: United Way gives laptops to college-bound seniors, Saddleback College gets a new mascot, and more Ian Hanigan May 21, 2021Orange County United Way recently distributed hundreds of laptops and technology kits, giving a boost to economically disadvantaged students who...
Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, shares life lessons with OCDE students Ian Hanigan May 18, 2021It’s been nearly five decades since the world lost Bruce Lee, who would have now been 80 years old. While...
VIDEO: Summer at the Center arts program adapts to a virtual format Ian Hanigan May 10, 2021For nearly 30 years, OCDE has partnered with Segerstrom Center for the Arts to give students enrolled in the department’s...
