The state Department of Education has awarded an additional $15 million to a partnership led by the Orange County Department of Education to further expand California MTSS, which aims to better support the academic, behavioral and social needs of students...
For more than 35 years, Ron Wenkart has been the go-to legal expert for local schools and districts, but his reputation extends far beyond Orange County. As OCDE’s general counsel — a position he’s held since 1984 — he has long been...
This year, a group of student leaders from Newhart Middle School in Capistrano Unified took it upon themselves to tackle a growing concern: the skyrocketing rates of vaping among youth. Over the spring, Newhart’s PAL Peer Assistance Leadership class — PAL...
