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Three local high schools net awards to expand work-based learning opportunities for students

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2020

Three work-based learning projects from Orange County high schools have been awarded ePrize education grants from Chapman University’s Attallah College...

VIDEO: OCDE curates distance learning resources for educators, counselors and families

Ian Hanigan April 10, 2020

As school districts across Orange County pivot to distance learning models in real time, OCDE’s Educational Services division has developed...

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

Al Mijares April 1, 2020

On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to...

OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center shows ‘virtual doesn’t have to be impersonal’

Staff reports March 26, 2020

Up until recently, students at OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center had been working in a sustainable garden with teacher Marianne Taylor,...

Weekly roundup: Students support ill classmate by offering kindness to others, Tustin school offers auto training, and more

Fermin Leal February 28, 2020

An 8-year-old’s leukemia diagnosis spurred acts of kindness for other children undergoing cancer treatments. This Orange County Register article described...