If you’re a loyal OCDE Newsroom reader, you’ve probably seen stories like this one or this one demonstrating how Friday Night Live is empowering Orange County students to change their schools and communities while developing meaningful skills in the areas of...
When Loreen Pham, a fifth-grader at Garden Grove’s Wakeham Elementary School, told music teacher Sarah Moulton that she wanted to play a string instrument despite a disability that affected her hand, Moulton turned to colleagues for help. And help they...
Kids’ birthday celebrations are often tied to a theme, perhaps based on their favorite movie or character. But this year one Capistrano Beach girl made her birthday’s theme kindness. Daisy brought her friends together, not for her 11th birthday party, but to set...
Summer learning loss. Summer slide. Brain drain. These are three terms for one extensively studied condition in which students fall behind during long periods...