County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year Al Mijares April 1, 2020On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to...
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
Weekly roundup: Book chronicles student’s hearing loss, wellness centers open in Santa Ana, and more Ian Hanigan February 21, 2020What began as a fourth-grade journaling assignment three years ago is now an illustrated children’s book chronicling a local student’s...
Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate Ian Hanigan January 16, 2020The disturbing images generated headlines across the country. In one photo, Orange County teenagers were seen mimicking a Nazi salute...
Two-day conference aims to enhance interpretation and translation services in schools Ian Hanigan September 27, 2019More than 350 people from 14 states gathered in Irvine Friday for an OCDE-led conference aimed at enhancing interpretation and...
VIDEO: OCDE consortium leads tobacco prevention efforts with research, advocacy and support Ian Hanigan September 23, 2019OCDE’s Tobacco-Use Prevention Education consortium uses state tobacco tax revenue to fund prevention efforts in eight participating districts. With vaping...
OCDE to host virtual town hall with state schools chief to discuss closing the achievement gap Ian Hanigan September 19, 2019Educational leaders from Orange County are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting with State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on...
Mijares: Thousands attend conference in pursuit of equitable and inclusive learning environments Al Mijares August 29, 2019In July, more than 3,000 educators from across the state gathered at the Long Beach Convention Center with matching lanyards...
OCDE conference to focus on enhancing interpretation and translation services Ian Hanigan August 14, 2019There’s still time to register for OCDE’s third annual Interpreters and Translators Conference, which will be held Sept. 27-28. The...
OC teacher finds innovative practices, common purpose during tour of German schools Ian Hanigan July 29, 2019It might not be business card-official, but we’ll go ahead and call Gina Whitcomb our international education correspondent. In 2017,...