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COVID-19 update: OC Health Care Agency issues statement on elementary waiver process

August 4, 2020

OCDE and local school districts continue to track the latest developments related to COVID-19 while following guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency. ... Read More

Governor’s new mandate means OC schools will likely start 2020-21 with distance learning

Staff reports

July 17, 2020

Orange County schools, along with campuses in 32 other counties on California’s COVID-19 watch list, can expect to start the year with distance learning rather than in-person instruction or hybrid models, Gov. ... Read More

‘Orange County Together’ guide provides recommendations for safely reopening local schools

Ian Hanigan

June 19, 2020

Representatives from the Orange County Department of Education and school districts across the county have developed a comprehensive guide with recommendations for reopening more than 600 local schools. Whil... Read More

California Department of Education publishes guidance for reopening campuses

Ian Hanigan

June 8, 2020

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on Monday unveiled the California Department of Education’s highly anticipated guidance for reopening campuses, recommending face coverings, physical distancing and regular sy... Read More

Three local high schools net awards to expand work-based learning opportunities for students

Ian Hanigan

June 2, 2020

Three work-based learning projects from Orange County high schools have been awarded ePrize education grants from Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies, in partnership with the CEO Leader... Read More

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

Al Mijares

April 1, 2020

On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to COVID-19 fears and calls for social distancing. At the time we found it nece... Read More

VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers

Fermin Leal

December 31, 2019

Melanie, a student in the Garden Grove Unified School District, learned the roles in sales, client management and project presentation in the engineering industry during her internship at Envise, a total buildi... Read More

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

Fermin Leal

December 4, 2019

Orange County businesses learned how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies at the fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase held Tue... Read More

Medical students point to an X-ray image

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

Ian Hanigan

November 18, 2019

It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in a crowded classroom at Santa Ana’s Middle College High School. Dressed in bright white lab coa... Read More

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Ian Hanigan

October 18, 2019

The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they weren't alone. Millions of Californians in schools, offices, hospitals and homes took par... Read More

COVID-19 update: OC Health Care Agency issues statement on elementary waiver process

Governor’s new mandate means OC schools will likely start 2020-21 with distance learning

‘Orange County Together’ guide provides recommendations for safely reopening local schools

California Department of Education publishes guidance for reopening campuses

Three local high schools net awards to expand work-based learning opportunities for students

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

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

Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

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COVID-19 update: OC Health Care Agency issues statement on elementary waiver process

California Department of Education publishes guidance for reopening campuses

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers

OCDE in 30: Does your school have an Academic Pentathlon team?

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute