Inside the Outdoors will welcome students, families and community members to California Coastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay on Saturday, Sept. 19, where volunteers will assist with cleanup activities at the coastal wetland.
Nominations are open through Oct. 23 for the 2026-27 Orange County Music and Arts Administrators Awards, which recognize teachers, classified staff, administrators and arts advocates whose leadership has strengthened arts education across Orange County.
OCDE’s Stephan Lambert and Stephanie Loscko are featured in the September issue of Educational Leadership, sharing how student voice and education can help young people develop healthier relationships with social media.
Students in a new Advanced Live Broadcasting class at Los Alamitos High School put their skills to the test Sept. 4, producing the school’s first live varsity football broadcast run entirely by students.
Orange County students are invited to meet educator and commercial space traveler Aymette Medina Jorge and explore hands-on STEAM activities at STEAM Race to Space Day on Sept. 19. The free event will kick off the annual STEAM Race to Space Reading Challenge, which uses books, real-world experiences and student incentives to encourage reading and STEAM exploration.
OCDE’s second annual Connected Leadership Conference will bring together business services and human resources professionals from across Orange County on Oct. 20 for a free day of learning, collaboration and practical strategies focused on navigating change.
Twenty-five years ago, I was driving to work when an ordinary morning suddenly became anything but ordinary. It was around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. I was a fifth-grade teacher at Starr King Elementary School in Long Beach, making...
