California’s public school enrollment continues to decline, consistent with national trends Ian Hanigan April 12, 2022Public school enrollment in California has declined for a fifth straight year, according to new state data released this week....
Mijares: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy offers a fresh start for young adults Al Mijares April 5, 2022Where can young adults turn if they’ve aged out of the public school system without a high school diploma? OCDE’s...
VIDEO: Sunny Hills High esports program engages students while building computer science skills Ian Hanigan April 4, 2022The award-winning esports program at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton was recently featured in a news segment that’s been...
Woodbridge High in Irvine takes third place in the California Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan March 31, 2022Irvine’s Woodbridge High School has placed third in the California Academic Decathlon. Fresh off winning its fifth Orange County Academic...
Innovative apps earn honors for more than a dozen OC high school students Ian Hanigan March 30, 2022One smartphone app is designed to assist people who are visually impaired with object recognition technology, made possible by artificial...
OCDE announces the 2022 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year Ian Hanigan March 21, 2022A nutrition services assistant, a bus driver, a maintenance worker and a database specialist are among nine exemplary school workers...
#kindness1billion: Los Alamitos High senior donates more than 1,000 books to students in East Los Angeles Staff reports March 17, 2022What started as a spring cleaning project turned into a donation of nearly 1,000 books to the benefit of students...
OCDE principal joins list of OC administrators recognized by local ACSA chapter Ian Hanigan March 16, 2022A principal in OCDE’s Alternative Education division has been named one of Orange County’s top administrators. Machele Kilgore, whose responsibilities...
UCI conference to spotlight teaching of Asian American studies in K-12 curriculum Ian Hanigan March 15, 2022Citing increases in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents in Orange County and across the country, UC Irvine is hosting a...
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...