Weekly roundup: Santa Ana reopens its Learning Labs, enterprising students bring curb appeal, and more Ian Hanigan January 29, 2021On the same day California lifted its stay-at-home order, the Santa Ana Unified School District reopened Learning Labs at a...
These educational programs from OC have earned Golden Bell Awards Ian Hanigan January 20, 2021The California School Boards Association recently presented Golden Bell Awards to 11 educational programs from Orange County that drive student...
California Department of Public Health issues new COVID-19 guidance for schools Ian Hanigan January 14, 2021State health officials on Thursday announced updated guidance for K-12 schools, outlining requirements for campuses that have already reopened along...
Here are a few takeaways from the governor’s proposed budget Ian Hanigan January 10, 2021Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his preliminary spending plan for 2021-22 on Friday, laying out a $227.2 billion blueprint that would...
COVID-19 updates from 2020 Staff reports December 31, 2020Below is our running COVID-19 digest for 2020, with older stories posted at the bottom of the page. For the...
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,...
Mijares: A year of distress and disruption also highlighted our resilience Al Mijares December 28, 2020It is impossible to overstate the challenges our schools were presented with this year, from having to immediately pivot to...
OCDE represented on list of Orange County’s 100 Most Influential People Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020An OCDE program administrator has made the Orange County Register’s list of OC’s Most Influential People of 2020. Kirk Anderson,...
How are we doing? OCDE seeks stakeholder feedback Ian Hanigan December 2, 2020The Orange County Department of Education wants to hear from you. ODCE is inviting educators, students, parents and other stakeholders...
Boxing champ talks knockdowns and decisions with students from OCDE’s alternative ed program Ian Hanigan November 23, 2020As a champion prizefighter shared his story, students from OCDE’s alternative education program had virtual ringside seats. Abner Mares, who...