Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate Ian Hanigan January 16, 2020The disturbing images generated headlines across the country. In one photo, Orange County teenagers were seen mimicking a Nazi salute...
Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates Ian Hanigan January 14, 2020January arguably marked the start of a new decade. It also ushered in academic event season. Over the next five months,...
Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019 Fermin Leal December 26, 2019Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more Fermin Leal November 22, 2019At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades...
OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects Ian Hanigan November 20, 2019In March, hundreds of local students will present their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at OCDE’s annual National...
2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign Fermin Leal November 14, 2019OCDE is launching a new social media campaign to raise awareness about the upcoming U.S. Census count for local communities....
Westminster district honors Mendez family and the landmark civil rights case that bears their name Ian Hanigan October 3, 2019In 1943, Sylvia Mendez and her two brothers were turned away from Westminster’s 17th Street School, known then as “the...
Weekly roundup: Agriculture programs thriving in OC, students returning to school, and more Fermin Leal August 9, 2019Orange County might be among the most populous counties in the nation, but some agriculture programs are thriving here. The...
Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more Fermin Leal July 26, 2019Harrison Duran, a graduate of Fullerton Union High School, recently found the partial skull of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops. Duran,...
Weekly roundup: Mendez memorial funding approved, Santa Ana Unified launches superintendent search, and more Fermin Leal July 12, 2019The Westminster City Council this week approved funding of $450,000 to help build the Mendez Historic Freedom Trail and Monument....