VIDEO: Surprise! Six exemplary educators learn they’re OC’s Teachers of the Year Ian Hanigan May 22, 2020This year’s Orange County Teacher of the Year announcements looked a bit different. Conspicuously missing was the big yellow bus,...
Saddleback Church teams up with OCDE to provide meals, groceries for OC families Ian Hanigan April 13, 2020April showers didn’t discourage the families who lined up in their cars to pick up boxes of food outside OCDE’s...
OCDE Alternative Education looks to deepen connections with local families Ian Hanigan December 3, 2019As a principal in OCDE’s Alternative Education division, Vern Burton sees the bigger picture in his work. “I really think...
Student profile: Marisol and fellow cadets get a fresh start at Sunburst Youth Academy Ian Hanigan July 16, 2019In our latest OCDE Student Profile, we bring you the story of Marisol, a cadet who recently graduated from the...
CHEP Expo spotlights student projects from OCDE’s homeschooling program Ian Hanigan March 27, 2019Exhibits documenting shark behavior, underwater volcanoes, the Black Plague and the mechanical advantages of pulleys were among the projects on...
OCDE students team up with local police for exhibition football game Ian Hanigan November 21, 2018We’re still reeling from the touchdown-fest that ended with a 54-51 L.A. Rams victory over the Kansas City Chief on...
VIDEO: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy helps young adults move forward Ian Hanigan July 3, 2018“Move Foward.” That’s the slogan recently adopted by OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy, which was founded nearly three years with a...
OCDE students earn skateboards for hitting attendance goals Ian Hanigan June 19, 2018A half-dozen students from OCDE’s alternative education program recently took home new skateboards as bonuses for stellar attendance. Students enrolled...
Video: Fischer School offers a familiar educational setting and transferable units for incarcerated youth Ian Hanigan June 1, 2017When students enter Orange County Juvenile Hall, their lives may be temporarily put on hold. But their education doesn’t stop....
In the news: OCDE students live out hoop dreams in pickup game with college and pro players Ian Hanigan April 18, 2017About 20 students from OCDE’s alternative education program got a chance to hoop it up with former professional basketball players...
