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...
Last year, state officials deployed the new California School Dashboard, giving parents, educators and the community a comprehensive and user-friendly look at how districts and their campuses are performing. The dashboard, available online, offers a ton of information on everything from...
