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From the desk of Ramon Miramontes, Ed.D.

Miramontes: OCDE doesn’t have ‘County Office’ in its name. Here’s why.

Ramon Miramontes March 4, 2024

Here’s a question we often hear: Why is our organization known as the Orange County Department of Education when other...

Los Alamitos Unified Purple Star School designation group photo

Weekly roundup: Los Alamitos Unified campus receives Purple Star Schools Distinction, Fountain Valley hosts robotics competition, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 1, 2024

McGaugh Elementary in Seal Beach is among 30 campuses in the state to receive the prestigious Purple Star Schools distinction...

Reporter interviewing students

Weekly roundup: KTLA spotlights Academic Decathlon champs, Sowers Middle School gets a new campus, and more

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2024

KTLA 5 Morning News reporter Megan Telles was live in Irvine on Wednesday morning to help Woodbridge High School celebrate...

Kunal Dalal and Wes Kriesel

Artificial intelligence in OC schools: It’s not about the tech, it’s about the approach

Ian Hanigan February 21, 2024

As OCDE’s new administrators of artificial intelligence and innovation, Wes Kriesel and Kunal Dalal stand at the edge of an...

OC high school students visit booths hosted by arts organizations, higher education institutions and school districts at the Orange County College and Career Pathways in the Arts event on Feb. 9.

Weekly roundup: Local arts educators share career pathways with families, Woodbridge students earn seventh decathlon title, and more

Madeline Gray February 16, 2024

Regional arts leaders representing 28 school districts, arts organizations, colleges and universities came together on Feb. 9 to give high...

47th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival

Orange County Arts and Disability Festival to celebrate artists and performers on April 27

Vicky Nguyen February 13, 2024

The 48th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival is set to make waves at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana...

Weekly roundup: OC schools ring in the Lunar New Year, high schoolers honored in Congressional app contest, and more

Madeline Gray February 9, 2024

With the Year of the Dragon beginning Saturday, Feb. 10, students and school staff throughout Orange County welcomed the holiday...

The Cambodian Center in Santa Ana assisted OCDE in hosting several community engagement sessions where participants shared their hopes for the Cambodian American Studies Model Curriculum.

OCDE invites community to attend engagement sessions for Southeast Asian Model Curriculum Project

Vicky Nguyen February 9, 2024

Initiated by state legislation, OCDE is currently immersed in an initiative to enhance students’ learning experiences through the development of the Southeast...

Gilbert High School civic engagement project cropped

Gilbert High School students champion civic engagement by securing bus schedule adjustment

Vicky Nguyen February 8, 2024

Students from Gilbert High School achieved a victory in one of their most recent civic engagement efforts in January. Through...

College and Career Ready segment Westminster High School

College and Career Ready: Westminster High trio develop AI-powered robotic service animal

Vicky Nguyen February 7, 2024

Three seniors from the Huntington Beach Union High School District paired ingenuity with limited resources to develop an artificial intelligence-powered...

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