OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students Ian Hanigan August 25, 2021Career paths don’t always follow straight lines. Vern Burton knows this as well as anyone. In his younger days, Burton...
Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year Nichole Pichardo August 23, 2021It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With staggered start dates from August to the beginning of September, districts...
Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union partners with Google; OC students head back to the classroom; and more Nichole Pichardo August 20, 2021Students in the Anaheim Union High School District will soon have the opportunity to take job-specific training courses and earn...
Weekly roundup: An OC prep football preview, reactions to the state’s public health order, and more Ian Hanigan August 13, 2021With the Delta variant surging, most of this week’s education news understandably centered on COVID-19 protocols, including the new public...
State to require all school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing Ian Hanigan August 11, 2021California will require that all teachers and school employees show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or get tested on a...
Weekly roundup: Local organization donates over 10,000 backpacks to Santa Ana USD students; state superintendent visits Southern California; and more Nichole Pichardo August 6, 2021Over ten thousand students in the Santa Ana Unified School District this week received backpacks with school supplies from Karina’s...
Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students Nichole Pichardo August 3, 2021Buena Park School District Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the California Association of...
OCDE hires countywide network of mental health coordinators Nichole Pichardo August 3, 2021With funding from the Mental Health Student Services Act, and in partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency and...
Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union announces artificial intelligence internship, students return to community college campuses, and more Ian Hanigan July 30, 2021The Anaheim Union High School District says it’s partnered with an Irvine-based technology firm to launch a new artificial intelligence...
Anaheim Elementary unveils new electric school buses for 2021-22 Ian Hanigan July 26, 2021A fleet of clean-energy electric buses is making its way to the Anaheim Elementary School District. AESD expects to take...