OCDE announces the 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year Vicky Nguyen March 20, 2023The 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year are nine exemplary school workers who pour their hearts into...
Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa’s Spyder Lab gives students business skills, MTSS conference opens registration, and more Vicky Nguyen March 17, 2023There was a time when Back Bay High School senior Davian Gonzalez didn’t look forward to going to school or...
Warner Middle School prioritizes student growth at ‘Stranger Things’-themed conference Madeline Gray March 17, 2023Warner Middle School students showed their peers how to improve their communication, embrace their individuality and prepare for their future...
Sylvia Mendez shares her family’s legacy with OCDE alternative education students Madeline Gray March 15, 2023At 9 years old, Sylvia Mendez attended court trials with her family to fight school segregation in her community, and...
Q&A: Student arts programs poised to expand with Measure 28 funding Madeline Gray March 13, 2023Helping students succeed from K-12 to college and beyond has been a priority for Orange County educators, and with funding...
Weekly roundup: Girls’ basketball scores historic win for Marina High, OCDE hosts substitute teacher recruitment fair, and more Madeline Gray March 10, 2023The girls’ varsity basketball squad at Marina High made history on March 7 by earning its first California-Interscholastic Federation State...
OCDE supports districts’ efforts to prepare students for success with social-emotional learning strategies Vicky Nguyen March 9, 2023Juggling a myriad of tasks and to-do lists on a daily basis becomes second nature for adults, but the balancing...
VIDEO: OCDE, Vanguard University host hybrid conference on human trafficking Vicky Nguyen March 8, 2023Determined to fight trafficking and build community to prevent child exploitation, hundreds of people attended the Ensure Justice 2023 conference...
C-H-A-M-P: El Rancho Charter School eighth-grader wins Orange County Spelling Bee Ian Hanigan March 5, 2023After two days of intense competition, it all came down to “gallivat.” The word refers to an East Indian ship...
Weekly roundup: 16,000 OC students score science lesson from the Anaheim Ducks, honoring Black History Month, and more Vicky Nguyen March 3, 2023More than 16,000 elementary students from local school districts took a field trip to the Honda Center in Anaheim on...