Kindness Korner: Pay for delivery or pay it forward, couple offers to help move couch Staff reports September 16, 2016Melinda and her family were in the market for a new couch, and they found the perfect one at a local...
Hailing ‘new system for a new era,’ state Board of Education approves updated school accountability model Staff reports September 9, 2016Say goodbye to measuring a school’s performance based on a single number, and say hello to a new, multifaceted system of...
New mobile app created in OC features early childhood development activities Staff reports September 8, 2016With the help of a $15,000 grant from OCDE, the Children and Families Commission of Orange County has unveiled a free...
#kindness1billion: A new school year presents new opportunities to reach One Billion Acts of Kindness Staff reports September 6, 2016Call it the ripple effect, when one single act of kindness impacts not only the recipient, but the giver, those witnessing and even those...
September 1 marks beginning of Attendance Awareness Month Staff reports September 1, 2016Students are filing into classrooms all across Orange County as the new school year begins, and the goal is to keep those...
County activates Emergency Operations Center and public hotline in response to Holy Jim brush fire Ian Hanigan August 31, 2016With the Holy Jim brush fire prompting voluntary evacuations in the Cleveland National Forest, the county of Orange activated its Emergency Operations...
Disneyland Resort to honor altruistic high schoolers through its Dreamers & Doers program Ian Hanigan August 30, 2016Do you know a Orange County high school student who’s making a difference in his or her community, home or school?...
Finalists announced for the 2016 Innovation in Education Awards Staff reports August 18, 2016Charting new paths in education, finalists have been announced for the 2016 Innovation in Education Awards. Presented by Project Tomorrow...
Kindness Korner: Traffic jam and air conditioning jam invite random act of kindness opportunity Staff reports August 12, 2016As cars begin to slow down on the freeway, the impending doom of a traffic jam sets in. But what if...
Newsweek’s list of ‘America’s Top Public High Schools’ for 2016 includes 12 from OC Ian Hanigan August 11, 2016Newsweek magazine has published its annual list of the top public high schools in the U.S., and this year’s version...
