Weekly roundup: A centennial celebration for Garden Grove High; weekly COVID-19 testing for Santa Ana USD students; and more Nichole Pichardo September 17, 2021And the centennial birthday celebrations continue. Last week, we mentioned Tustin High’s 100th birthday and this week we turn our...
New report looks at education, health, the economy and other factors that contribute to quality of life in OC Ian Hanigan September 16, 2021Kindergarten readiness, graduation rates and degrees in the STEM fields are highlighted in the latest Orange County Community Indicators report....
OCDE partners with Kaiser Permanente to pilot new Resilience in School Environments initiative Nichole Pichardo September 14, 2021As part of an ongoing effort to help inform and educate local communities about the importance of screening for Adverse...
Weekly roundup: Tustin High turns 100, summer break officially ends in OC, and more Ian Hanigan September 10, 2021Break out the candles — lots of them. Tustin High School is getting ready to celebrate its 100th birthday. The...
OCDE conference focuses on strengthening school interpretation and translation services Ian Hanigan September 9, 2021There’s still time for educators, parents and community members to register for a month-long virtual conference aimed at enhancing school-based...
OCDE ACCESS student recognized for succeeding and rising against the odds Nichole Pichardo September 9, 2021A victim of abuse and placed in the foster care system at only 12 years old, Kaiyanna Han had the...
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Here are risk factors and warning signs to know. Ian Hanigan September 8, 2021Between 2016 and 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death among Orange County youth ages 15 to 19...
Weekly roundup: September school start dates; Laguna Beach USD considers weekly COVID-19 testing for students; and more Nichole Pichardo September 3, 2021As we’ve mentioned, most of Orange County’s 28 school districts began their fall semesters last month, with the Centralia School...
#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners Nichole Pichardo August 30, 2021Kindergarten students at Heritage Computer Science Academy in the Garden Grove Unified School District are now prepared for the new...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more Ian Hanigan August 27, 2021Like all Santa Ana Unified campuses, James Madison Elementary offered only distance learning for the entirety of the 2020-21 school...