Honors and awards

OC grad and former DHH student to sign the national anthem before Super Bowl LIV

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2020

A graduate of University High School who was enrolled in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program has been tapped...

Weekly roundup: Drone program takes off, the origins of MLK Day, a closely watched SCOTUS case, and more

Ian Hanigan January 24, 2020

With drones becoming increasingly more prevalent in photography, construction, journalism and other career fields, Fullerton College has a program that...

High school teams prep for the 52nd annual Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan January 22, 2020

Hundreds of students from more than 40 local high schools are getting ready to compete for team honors and individual...

La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020

The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary...

Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more

Fermin Leal January 17, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...

Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2020

January arguably marked the start of a new decade. It also ushered in academic event season. Over the next five months,...

Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series

Ian Hanigan January 7, 2020

Author and performer Joy Harjo, who was recently named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, has been announced...

Anaheim Union students clean up at Project Soapbox speech competition

Ian Hanigan December 30, 2019

We’re written a few times here about Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition that challenges young people across the country...

Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal December 26, 2019

Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...

8 OC educational programs earn prestigious Golden Bell Awards

Fermin Leal December 9, 2019

The California School Boards Association presented prestigious Golden Bell Awards to eight educational programs in Orange County that improved technology,...