Rethinking what it means to connect: 10 Orange County teachers share their 2020 perspectives Ian Hanigan December 30, 2020How do we begin to describe 2020? And how will we look back on it? Over the last 12 months,...
Capo elementary teacher is a finalist in presidential awards program for math and science educators Ian Hanigan December 24, 2020An elementary teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District is among a half-dozen state finalists in the 2020 Presidential Awards...
Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020Pacifica High School’s annual Adopt-A-Child event been a winter tradition for more than 30 years. And it wasn’t about to...
Foundation surprises local third-graders: ‘Everybody’s getting a bike!’ Ian Hanigan December 22, 2020For the fifth straight year, the nonprofit Bikes for Kids Foundation paid a visit to a Tustin Unified elementary school...
Parenting OC seeks nominees for teacher and school employee awards Ian Hanigan December 17, 2020Parenting OC magazine is accepting nominations for its School Heroes of Orange County program, which will honor exemplary local teachers...
Bond Fire claims Rancho Soñado site, home of OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program Ian Hanigan December 5, 2020For nearly 15 years, Rancho Soñado has served as the picturesque headquarters for OCDE’s popular Inside the Outdoors environmental education...
2020 OC wildfire updates: Bond Fire, which swept through Rancho Soñado, now 40 percent contained Ian Hanigan December 5, 2020Below is a running digest on Orange County’s wildfires and school closures, with newer stories posted at the top. For...
Virtual school counseling conference draws more than 700 attendees Ian Hanigan November 13, 2020Nurturing student resilience was the focus of a virtual conference attended by hundreds of Orange County school counselors and educational...
‘Meet the Need’ computer drive aims to close digital divide for low-income families Ian Hanigan November 9, 2020Got an old computer that’s gathering dust? It could help an Orange County student navigate distance learning. OCDE is teaming...
Weekly roundup: Daylight Saving Time ends, fire crews gain ground, substitute teachers wanted, and more Ian Hanigan October 30, 2020Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, so be sure to set those clocks back one hour —...
