#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
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
Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday Fermin Leal November 25, 2019 One-thousand Santa Ana Unified School District families received free turkeys and other food items Saturday during the f... Read More
Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more Fermin Leal November 22, 2019 At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building tra... Read More
Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students Fermin Leal November 5, 2019 More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children's school lunches in the Ocean View School District r... Read More
#kindness1billion: Here are some of the kind acts you’ve shared in October Ian Hanigan October 28, 2019 They don’t always generate headlines, but kind acts happen every day in Orange County — and probably too many to count. ... Read More
Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more Fermin Leal October 11, 2019 As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, ... Read More
VIDEO: Costa Mesa High student’s kindness campaign inspires classmates, community Fermin Leal October 7, 2019 Costa Mesa High School student Rebekah Robeck wanted to spread kindness to her school and community. So she started by g... Read More
Chalk it up to the first day of school in La Habra Fermin Leal August 19, 2019 La Habra City School District students returned to school Monday and found colorful chalk art on the blacktops, walkways... Read More
VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors summer camps nurture a natural curiosity — and kindness Ian Hanigan August 7, 2019 Did you know OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program offers summer camps? From late June through e... Read More
7 outstanding PAL programs and advisors honored for innovative practices Fermin Leal May 16, 2019 Five school-level Peer Assistance Leadership programs, or PAL, and two advisors were honored by the Orange County Depart... Read More
OCDE, county superintendent to host ‘Saving Our Most Vulnerable Boys and Young Men’ event Ian Hanigan March 20, 2019 Educators from Orange County and beyond will gather in May for a special forum to address the needs of vulnerable boys a... Read More
OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors leads Upper Newport Bay clean-up Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019 More than 200 local volunteers scooped 600 pounds of trash from the Upper Newport Bay estuary on Saturday during a day o... Read More
Yearly roundup: 10 of our top stories for 2018 Fermin Leal December 28, 2018 Now that it's the end of the year, we wanted to revisit some of our highest read and most notable stories our OCDE Newsr... Read More
#kindness1billion: Community helps pick up the pieces after vandals destroy teacher’s Star Wars Lego displays Ian Hanigan December 21, 2018 Students and staff at Concordia Elementary in San Clemente were crushed after vandals smashed 125 Star Wars Lego sets on... Read More
Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018 Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported thi... Read More
#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018 A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month's World Kindness Da... Read More
Mijares: Orange County students are making a difference through kindness Al Mijares October 18, 2018 In December 2016, sixth-grade teacher Mandy Kelly asked her class at Trabuco Mesa Elementary School in the Saddleback Va... Read More
For one OC class, an assignment on kindness turns into a kindness movement Ian Hanigan October 8, 2018 Introducing the SAKtivists: From left, sixth-graders Rilan, Jonny and Sydney are joined by their teacher, Mandy Kelly, ... Read More
Weekly roundup: Gov. vetoes later school start time bill, 20 OC campuses named among healthiest, and more Fermin Leal September 21, 2018 Groggy teens hoping to grab some extra sleep before school starts each day didn't win the sympathy of Gov. Jerry Brown w... Read More
#kindness1billion: Canyon Rim Elementary celebrates student’s kindness, positivity Ian Hanigan September 20, 2018 When students at Canyon Rim Elementary gathered for an assembly about kindness earlier this month, they had no idea ... Read More
Schools invited to participate in fifth annual Character Day on Sept. 26 Ian Hanigan September 12, 2018 Schools, families and community organizations are encouraged to join a global conversation on the importance of char... Read More
Weekly roundup: A GoatFundMe campaign, celebrating classified employees, Pacifica High’s ROTC program, and more Ian Hanigan May 25, 2018 They called it their “GoatFundMe” campaign. After considering a number of philanthropic pursuits, a group of students... Read More
Weekly roundup: Gov. Brown’s new budget forecast, U.S. News’ Best High Schools, homeless education, and more Ian Hanigan May 11, 2018 Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget proposal is forecasting a $8.8 billion surplus for next year, about $3 billion more tha... Read More
