#kindness1billion: Here are some of the kind acts you’ve shared in October Ian Hanigan October 28, 2019They don’t always generate headlines, but kind acts happen every day in Orange County — and probably too many to...
VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors summer camps nurture a natural curiosity — and kindness Ian Hanigan August 7, 2019Did you know OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program offers summer camps? From late June through early August, ITO...
Mijares: Educators must be change-agents, advocates for vulnerable student populations Al Mijares June 26, 2019Interventions for many students have historically taken the form of punitive measures, including suspensions or expulsions. But today’s educators recognize...
Esports community donates money, computers to victims of Butte County wildfire Ian Hanigan May 28, 2019High school esports players in the North America Scholastic Esports Federation have rallied to support their fellow gamers to the...
OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors leads Upper Newport Bay clean-up Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019More than 200 local volunteers scooped 600 pounds of trash from the Upper Newport Bay estuary on Saturday during a...
#kindness1billion: Community helps pick up the pieces after vandals destroy teacher’s Star Wars Lego displays Ian Hanigan December 21, 2018Students and staff at Concordia Elementary in San Clemente were crushed after vandals smashed 125 Star Wars Lego sets on...
Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported this week,...
Weekly roundup: Gov. vetoes later school start time bill, 20 OC campuses named among healthiest, and more Fermin Leal September 21, 2018Groggy teens hoping to grab some extra sleep before school starts each day didn’t win the sympathy of Gov. Jerry...
#kindness1billion: Canyon Rim Elementary celebrates student’s kindness, positivity Ian Hanigan September 20, 2018When students at Canyon Rim Elementary gathered for an assembly about kindness earlier this month, they had no idea one...
#kindness1billion: Good deeds add up for kindergarteners at Fullerton’s Fisler School Ian Hanigan February 26, 2018A kindergarten teacher from Fisler School in Fullerton found a clever way to tie kindness to California’s math standards. At...