Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019 Fermin Leal December 26, 2019Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
VIDEO: ‘Warming hearts’ campaign promotes spirit of giving during holiday season Fermin Leal December 23, 2019Some families in the community received extra toys, clothes, gift cards and other presents to help them better enjoy the...
#kindness1billion: More than 130 Tustin third-graders surprised with new bikes Ian Hanigan December 18, 2019Following an essay contest, more than 130 third-graders from Thorman Elementary in the Tustin Unified School District were summoned to...
OCDE will co-host two forums exploring impact of hate incidents on students, school communities Ian Hanigan December 16, 2019OCDE is partnering with the Orange County Human Relations Commission to host two forums in January that will explore the...
Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday Fermin Leal November 25, 2019One-thousand Santa Ana Unified School District families received free turkeys and other food items Saturday during the fourth annual Operation...
Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more Fermin Leal November 22, 2019At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades...
Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students Fermin Leal November 5, 2019More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children’s school lunches in the Ocean View School District received...
#kindness1billion: Here are some of the kind acts you’ve shared in October Ian Hanigan October 28, 2019They don’t always generate headlines, but kind acts happen every day in Orange County — and probably too many to...
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
VIDEO: Costa Mesa High student’s kindness campaign inspires classmates, community Fermin Leal October 7, 2019Costa Mesa High School student Rebekah Robeck wanted to spread kindness to her school and community. So she started by...