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Teacher receives award from county superintendent

OC Supt. Mijares honored for role in promoting college attainment

November 12, 2019

Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares was among a group of educators and philanthropists honored by the Orange County Hispanic Education Endowment Fund for helping increase the number of studen... Read More

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Fermin Leal

November 8, 2019

Two Portola High School students wanted to start a club for musicians at their Irvine campus. But they also wanted to contribute more to their community. The Daily Pilot this week featured how Justin Pai, no... Read More

How are we doing? OCDE seeks stakeholder feedback

Ian Hanigan

November 7, 2019

OCDE is asking educators, students, parents and other stakeholders to provide feedback on its programs and services by completing this brief online survey by Nov. 22. Every year, the Orange County Department... Read More

Refurbished school farm offers hands-on learning

Fermin Leal

November 6, 2019

The Ocean View School District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at Golden View Environmental Science School for the re-opening of its refurbished farm, which sits on a 2.5-acre site in Huntington Beach.... Read More

students eating lunch in school cafeteria

Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students

Fermin Leal

November 5, 2019

More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children's school lunches in the Ocean View School District received an unexpected surprise recently when an anonymous donor paid off each and every ba... Read More

Teachers and micky and minnie mouse pose for photo

OC’s top educators celebrated at 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year dinner

Ian Hanigan

November 4, 2019

Sixty-four educators from Orange County school districts and community colleges were honored Friday night at a special dinner celebration coordinated by the Orange County Department of Education. SchoolsFirs... Read More

Weekly roundup: Bullying prevention strategies in Capo, best practices for language acquisition, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 1, 2019

October was National Bullying Prevention Month, and Capistrano Unified marked the occasion with a slate of activities aimed at creating more inclusive school environments. This week, the district's CUSD Insi... Read More

Educators, experts gather to discuss language acquisition and multi-literacy

Fermin Leal

October 31, 2019

More than 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators gathered this week to share their best practices for language acquisition and multi-literacy as part of the OCDE Project GLAD® NTC Annual Summit 2... Read More

A few tips to ensure kids (and adults) have a safe Halloween night

Ian Hanigan

October 30, 2019

Here at the OCDE Boos-room, we like our Halloweens spooky, but we're also pretty big on safety. So we decided to search the interwebs for a few helpful tips and strategies designed to ensure your little ghouls,... Read More

Air quality guidelines aim to address ongoing wildfire concerns

Fermin Leal

October 29, 2019

As wildfires spread across California this week, we want to remind you of the state Department of Education's recently released guidelines to help school districts determine when to limit outdoor activities, or... Read More

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

How to help children cope with national tragedies

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek

OC Supt. Mijares honored for role in promoting college attainment

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

How are we doing? OCDE seeks stakeholder feedback

Refurbished school farm offers hands-on learning

Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students

Weekly roundup: Bullying prevention strategies in Capo, best practices for language acquisition, and more

Educators, experts gather to discuss language acquisition and multi-literacy

A few tips to ensure kids (and adults) have a safe Halloween night

Air quality guidelines aim to address ongoing wildfire concerns

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