OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center shows ‘virtual doesn’t have to be impersonal’ Staff reports March 26, 2020Up until recently, students at OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center had been working in a sustainable garden with teacher Marianne Taylor,...
Mijares: OC superintendent issues statement in support of districts extending student dismissals Al Mijares March 20, 2020Signaling an escalation of our state’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order...
OC school nurses partner with CHOC to staff COVID-19 hotline for parents Ian Hanigan March 19, 2020Spanish | Mandarin | Vietnamese | Farsi | Korean School nurses from campuses across Orange County have teamed up with...
UPDATE: National History Day-OC competition moved to virtual format amid COVID-19 concerns Ian Hanigan March 12, 2020UPDATE: In response to recent guidance from the California Department of Public Health and California Governor Gavin Newsom, and in...
Weekly roundup: Unofficial election results, OC School of the Arts renews charter, and more Ian Hanigan March 6, 2020With turnout hovering at around 36 percent, Orange County voters headed to the polls or mailed in their ballots for...
VIDEO: A quick trip to Starbucks leads to the ultimate act of kindness Ian Hanigan March 5, 2020Catherine Pearlman casually spotted the flier on a bulletin board inside a Starbucks. It was written by a woman who...
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
State superintendent celebrates Read Across America Day at Orange campus Fermin Leal March 3, 2020State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond spent Monday morning at the Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science in...
OCDE helps subsidize child care costs for eligible families Ian Hanigan February 26, 2020Did you know the Orange County Department of Education can help you pay for child care? OCDE’s Family Support Services...
Weekly roundup: Book chronicles student’s hearing loss, wellness centers open in Santa Ana, and more Ian Hanigan February 21, 2020What began as a fourth-grade journaling assignment three years ago is now an illustrated children’s book chronicling a local student’s...