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September 1 marks beginning of Attendance Awareness Month

Staff reports September 1, 2016

Students are filing into classrooms all across Orange County as the new school year begins, and the goal is to keep those...

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County activates Emergency Operations Center and public hotline in response to Holy Jim brush fire

Ian Hanigan August 31, 2016

With 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, 2016

Do you know a Orange County high school student who’s making a difference in his or her community, home or school?...

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Finalists announced for the 2016 Innovation in Education Awards

Staff reports August 18, 2016

Charting 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, 2016

As 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, 2016

Newsweek magazine has published its annual list of the top public high schools in the U.S., and this year’s version...

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OCDE students learn basketball and life skills at A.C. Green’s summer leadership camp

Staff reports July 28, 2016

A handful of students from OCDE’s alternative education program learned more than just basketball fundamentals at A.C. Green’s five-day Leadership Camp...