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Weekly roundup: OCDE and partners unveil mental health toolbox, teacher pens acclaimed novel, and more

Ian Hanigan
February 12, 2021
Fifth-grader at ceremony

#Kindness1Billion: Newhope Elementary student’s Make-A-Wish request is loud and clear

Ian Hanigan
February 9, 2021
Learning Lab at Santa Ana High School

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana reopens its Learning Labs, enterprising students bring curb appeal, and more

Ian Hanigan
January 29, 2021
Hands in the shape of a heart

OC schools are ready to take on the Great Kindness Challenge

Ian Hanigan
January 25, 2021
Three students with presents

Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer

Ian Hanigan
December 23, 2020
Bikes and students at an assembly

Foundation surprises local third-graders: ‘Everybody’s getting a bike!’

Ian Hanigan
December 22, 2020
Sheriff's deputy and family

Kindness follows on the heels of heartbreak for Inside the Outdoors manager and family

Ian Hanigan
December 12, 2020
After losing their home to the devastating Bond Fire, the longtime caretaker of Inside the Outdoors’ Rancho Soñado site ... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Student author spreads a message of kindness and inclusivity, the latest OC districts to reopen, and more

Nichole Pichardo
November 6, 2020
A Corona del Mar High School student is reminding the world that a little kindness goes a long way. After losing her ... Read More
Teacher Maria Martinez and Isaac Rochell

Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more

Ian Hanigan
September 25, 2020
A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Roche... Read More
balloons and a sign that reads, "1,000,000 meals served"

Santa Ana Unified has served more than 1 million student meals since closures

Ian Hanigan
May 15, 2020
The Santa Ana Unified School District reached a milestone this week by serving its one millionth grab-and-go meal since ... Read More
Los Amigos Christi Montes and Christina Fenner

Los Amigos High staff collects $10,000 to help families through COVID-19 crisis

Ian Hanigan
May 11, 2020
Staff members at Los Amigos High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District have collected $10,000 — most of it ... Read More
Healthcare workers holding thank-you cards

#kindness1billion: Vista View Middle School students show their gratitude to healthcare workers

Ian Hanigan
April 28, 2020
Students from Vista View Middle School in the Ocean View School District recently heard that healthcare workers at Memor... Read More
Workers unload groceries for families

Saddleback Church teams up with OCDE to provide meals, groceries for OC families

Ian Hanigan
April 13, 2020
April showers didn’t discourage the families who lined up in their cars to pick up boxes of food outside OCDE’s offices ... Read More
UCI Health CEO Chad T. Lefteris, GGUSD Board of Education Vice President Teri Rocco, and GGUSD School Nurse Department Chair Cheryl Gibbs

Garden Grove Unified donates N95 and surgical masks to UCI, CHOC

Ian Hanigan
April 8, 2020
Officials from the Garden Grove Unified School District gave a big assist to hospital workers in their fight against COV... Read More
Teacher with preschoolers

This website helps essential workers find open child care sites

Ian Hanigan
April 2, 2020
Early Childhood OC is maintaining a list of open child care sites for essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. T... Read More
coffee cup on counter

VIDEO: A quick trip to Starbucks leads to the ultimate act of kindness

Ian Hanigan
March 5, 2020
Catherine Pearlman casually spotted the flier on a bulletin board inside a Starbucks. It was written by a woman who was ... Read More
Joy Harjo and Rick Stein on stage

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture

Ian Hanigan
March 4, 2020
Joy Harjo wasn't always the nation's official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she was destine... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Students support ill classmate by offering kindness to others, Tustin school offers auto training, and more

Fermin Leal
February 28, 2020
An 8-year-old’s leukemia diagnosis spurred acts of kindness for other children undergoing cancer treatments. This Ora... Read More
Students gathered outdoors

#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment

Ian Hanigan
February 6, 2020
The kind acts keep adding up in 2020. Nearly four years ago, OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness project t... Read More
students wait in line for backpacks

Tillys gives away backpacks, other merchandise to San Juan Hills High students

Fermin Leal
February 5, 2020
Irvine-based Tillys recently stopped by San Juan Hills High School to give away 150 backpacks, coupons and other items t... Read More

Weekly roundup: Girl Scout cookie box features Mission Viejo High student, esports participation promotes STEM, and more

Fermin Leal
January 31, 2020
It's Girl Scout cookie season across Orange County. If you purchase the popular Thin Mints box from a Scout, you'll see ... Read More
students cleaning up refuse

Students, community members honor MLK with Back Bay clean-up

Fermin Leal
January 30, 2020
Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by... Read More
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Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more

Fermin Leal
January 17, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for... Read More
students on a field celebrate

VIDEO: OCDE students surprised with gifts from SoCal Helpful Honda program

Greg Lammers
January 16, 2020
Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosted at University High School received a pre-game surprise as the... Read More
Stacy Deeble-Reynolds

Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate

Ian Hanigan
January 16, 2020
The disturbing images generated headlines across the country. In one photo, Orange County teenagers were seen mimicking... Read More
forum attendees gather for roundtable discussion

Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Fermin Leal
January 8, 2020
Incidents of bullying, violence, discrimination and other hate-related cases have spread across schools nationally, incl... Read More
county superintendent hugs a teacher of the year

Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal
December 26, 2019
Now that the year is nearly over, it's time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE Newsroom posts for 2019.... Read More
staff picks up christmas gifts

VIDEO: ‘Warming hearts’ campaign promotes spirit of giving during holiday season

Fermin Leal
December 23, 2019
Some families in the community received extra toys, clothes, gift cards and other presents to help them better enjoy the... Read More
Students celebrating

#kindness1billion: More than 130 Tustin third-graders surprised with new bikes

Ian Hanigan
December 18, 2019
Following an essay contest, more than 130 third-graders from Thorman Elementary in the Tustin Unified School District we... Read More
Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

OCDE will co-host two forums exploring impact of hate incidents on students, school communities

Ian Hanigan
December 16, 2019
OCDE is partnering with the Orange County Human Relations Commission to host two forums in January that will explore the... Read More

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Orange County Department of Education
Al Mijares, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools

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