Weekly roundup: Five OC districts awarded for music education programs; Anaheim Elementary students return to campus; and more Nichole Pichardo April 9, 2021Five Orange County school districts this week were named among the 2021 Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM...
Dr. John (Jack) Bedell, former OC Board of Education trustee and longtime professor, dies at 78 Ian Hanigan April 9, 2021Dr. John (Jack) Bedell, a longtime professor who leveraged his signature charm, wit and humor to build relationships and find...
Weekly roundup: Students raise over $137K for cancer research; SAUSD honored for building preservation; and more Ian Hanigan April 2, 2021A team of students from Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high schools leveraged marketing, entrepreneurship and project management to...
How 11 OC middle and high schools earned their ‘distinguished’ designation Nichole Pichardo March 29, 2021Last week, the California Department of Education announced the selection of 11 Orange County campuses as California Distinguished Schools. The...
VIDEO: A new online toolbox is helping local students buffer the negative effects of the pandemic Nichole Pichardo March 23, 2021Physical distancing and economic hardship have exponentially increased the mental health needs of children and teens in Orange County. To...
Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021It all started with an idea for a kindness project. Now, students from Otto A. Fischer School are building desks...
Virtual Orange County Spelling Bee ends in a T-I-E; classmates named co-champions Nichole Pichardo March 9, 2021What first ended in a T-I-E has culminated in V-I-C-T-O-R-Y for two local students. And, for the first time in...
Anaheim Elementary School District partners with Yamaha to turn instruments into works of art Ian Hanigan March 8, 2021Musical instruments that can’t be sold are getting new life as vibrant pieces of visual art thanks to students, families,...
Orange County students celebrate National Read Across America Day Nichole Pichardo March 2, 2021March marks National Reading Month, and school districts from across the county are raising awareness about the importance, value and...
Weekly roundup: Tustin USD teacher creates unique reading experience; vaccines for educators; and more Nichole Pichardo February 26, 2021An elementary teacher in the Tustin Unified School District has turned a simple walk around campus into a fun, interactive...
