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Weekly roundup: Garden Grove student will head to Washington for National Civics Bee, Santa Ana Unified renames school honoring community trailblazers, and more

Madeline Gray July 11, 2025
Educators and community members listen to a speaker during the Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curriculum Rollout Conference, held Sept. 27–28, 2024, at the Santa Clara County Office of Education in San Jose. The event introduced new classroom resources designed to support instruction on the histories and cultures of Vietnamese peoples in diaspora.

Educators invited to OCDE’s Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curriculum Conference in Garden Grove

Vicky Nguyen July 10, 2025
Kalmus cafe staff member

Why OCDE’s Kalmus Café is more than just a café

Nathaniel Martinez July 9, 2025
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Unite, Empower, Impact: A guide to this year’s California MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Madeline Gray July 7, 2025
Writing in a journal

OCDE to host ‘Write to Joy’ conference for K-12 educators focused on writing instruction and inspiration

Vicky Nguyen July 7, 2025
Zack Wojtaszek, a senior at Ocean View High School, participates in a signing day event on May 16, 2025. He was one of seven student-athletes from Ocean View to officially commit to collegiate athletics.

Weekly roundup: Ocean View High student to study at top-ranked STEM college, Santa Ana launches AI Compass to guide classroom use, and more

Vicky Nguyen July 3, 2025
Zack Wojtaszek, a recent graduate of Ocean View High School, is headed to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana, the...
Jay Seidel, director of the Fullerton College Drone Technology Department, leads a lesson inside the Fullerton College Drone Lab. Through an expanded partnership, Brea Olinda High School students will gain access to college-level instruction and the opportunity to earn drone piloting certificates beginning in fall 2025.

Brea Olinda High drone certificate program cleared for takeoff through partnership with Fullerton College

Vicky Nguyen July 2, 2025
Brea Olinda High School students will soon be able to take their education to new heights through an expanded dual enrollment partnership with Fullerton College that offers a professional drone piloting certificate beginning in fall 2025.
Dave Long speaks at the 2019 Safe Schools Conference

New name, same mission: National Safe Schools Conference to unite educators and law enforcement

Ian Hanigan June 30, 2025
The long-running Safe Schools Conference is now the National Safe Schools Conference, reflecting its growing national reach. This year's three-day event kicks off July 9, bringing together educators and law enforcement to share strategies for safer, more supportive campuses.
Student visits CESD food truck

Weekly roundup: Free summer meals offered to OC youth, student artists curate museum exhibit, and more

Madeline Gray June 27, 2025
This summer, families across Orange County can access free meals for children and teens — thanks to local school districts...
Exterior view of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

State budget preserves education funding despite fiscal challenges

Ian Hanigan June 27, 2025
California’s new budget protects school funding and invests in literacy, teacher training and transitional kindergarten — a better-than-expected outcome in a tough fiscal year.
Orange County School of the Arts student Emily Yi shows her third-place project, “Legacy of Betrayal and Medical Immorality: The Rights, Responsibilities, and Redemption of Tuskegee" to OCDE Coordinator Julie Hull at the NHD Finals in Maryland.

OC student historians help California lead the nation in National History Day medals

Madeline Gray June 26, 2025
Quick look: Orange County students earned four national medals, three finalist honors and one special award at the 2025 National History Day finals, contributing to California’s first-place medal count for the second year in a row. California students once again...
SAUSD new superintendent

Dr. Lorraine M. Perez named next superintendent of Santa Ana Unified School District

Nathaniel Martinez June 25, 2025
Quick look: Dr. Lorraine M. Perez has been appointed superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District, bringing over 20...
Cadets from Sunburst Youth Academy pose for a group photo in front of the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

Sunburst cadets explore STEM magic during Disneyland experience

Vicky Nguyen June 25, 2025
Sixteen cadets from Sunburst Youth Academy recently got a surprise trip to the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but their visit to Disneyland was more than just a day of fun. It was an opportunity to see how science and creativity power the park’s most iconic attractions.
2025 FSD Hermosa Elementary School Mural

Hermosa Drive Elementary unveils student-designed mural celebrating kindness and community

Vicky Nguyen June 24, 2025
Students returning to Hermosa Drive Elementary School this fall will be greeted by a colorful new mural that celebrates kindness, community and student voice.
Sunburst Youth Academy cadets in uniform embrace and smile outside the venue following their graduation ceremony.

‘We are proud of you’: Sunburst graduation marks a turning point for 171 cadets

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2025
Sunburst Youth Academy, a partnership between the California National Guard and OCDE, celebrated its 35th graduating class on June 20, honoring 171 cadets — including 15 who earned high school diplomas.
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