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...
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...
Los Alamitos student wins OC Spelling Bee, is headed to famed Scripps competition Ian Hanigan March 5, 2022One by one, students methodically spelled words like “trellis,” “apparatus,” “privatim” and “suet.” But on this day of phonetic feats...
Students from 23 local schools prep for National History Day-Orange County Ian Hanigan March 2, 2022Nearly 250 young historians from 23 schools in seven school districts will take part in this month’s National History Day-Orange...
State masking requirement for schools to end after March 11 Ian Hanigan February 28, 2022California’s indoor masking order for schools will be downgraded to a strong recommendation after March 11, state officials announced on...
Weekly roundup: Ocean Institute to host college and career fair, OCTA says kids can ride free, and more Ian Hanigan February 25, 2022Ocean Institute in Dana Point plans to host a Virtual Marine and Environmental Sciences College and Career Fair on Saturday,...
OC School Nurses Organization lauded for tireless leadership, resilience during pandemic Ian Hanigan February 24, 2022You might not know much about the Orange County School Nurses Organization, but over the course of the pandemic, this...
Six OC middle schools are among California’s ‘Schools to Watch’ for 2022 Ian Hanigan February 22, 2022Three high-performing middle schools in Orange County have been recognized through the California Schools to Watch program, and another three...