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Weekly roundup: More OC schools are back in session, a life-saving addition to school IDs, and more

August 16, 2019

Students in Buena Park, Fullerton, Santa Ana and Tustin headed back to school this week, and more districts are set to reopen next week. In case you missed it, we've got the start dates for every district in Or... Read More

How to help children cope with national tragedies

Staff reports

August 4, 2019

Whenever there's a national tragedy, whether it’s a hurricane or an act of terrorism, it’s important to remember that kids may be experiencing increased levels of stress or anxiety. Even if they’re not perso... Read More

Weekly roundup: Future farmers send animals to sanctuaries, educators gather to talk equity, and more

Ian Hanigan

August 2, 2019

Five Fullerton students who are part of a Future Farmers of American program decided the slaughterhouse wouldn’t be the final stop for three goats and a pair of sheep they raised. Instead, they took the rare... Read More

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified forms new academy, air quality testing in Huntington Beach, and more

Ian Hanigan

July 19, 2019

The Santa Ana Unified School District announced this week that it has combined the Romero Cruz Elementary and Spurgeon Intermediate school communities into a single academy intended to expand educational opport... Read More

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa grads visit old stomping grounds, a new gym for Oak View, and more

Ian Hanigan

June 21, 2019

Before venturing off to make their mark on the world, some graduating seniors from Costa Mesa and Early College high schools squeezed in one final field trip this week. Dressed in their caps and gowns, local... Read More

Open house offers preview of historic Mendez trail and monument

Fermin Leal

May 30, 2019

Dozens of parents and community members got a preview Wednesday of a new memorial honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster case that ended segregation in California public schools. A parent shows her chi... Read More

Sunburst Youth Academy project uses targeted loans to aid families across the globe

Ian Hanigan

May 28, 2019

Standing in front of a poster-board display, three young women shared the story of Phylis, a single mother and farmer from Kenya, making the case for a modest investment that would help her pay her children’s s... Read More

Surprise! OCDE announces the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Staff reports

May 1, 2019

Who are the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year? You’re about to find out. And so are they. Over the next several hours, six local educators will learn they’ve been selected to receive the county’s to... Read More

Student team from OCDE program named a finalist in national rocket competition

Ian Hanigan

April 24, 2019

This literally was rocket science. A team of students from OCDE’s home school program has been named a national finalist in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, billed as the largest rocket contest in the wo... Read More

Weekly roundup: Investigating Salem in 1692, cheering a hero’s return, competing for scholarships, and more

Ian Hanigan

March 29, 2019

A group of students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach recently conducted a mock crime-scene investigation based on one of America’s most infamous criminal justice cases — the Salem witch trials. Th... Read More

Weekly roundup: More OC schools are back in session, a life-saving addition to school IDs, and more

How to help children cope with national tragedies

Weekly roundup: Future farmers send animals to sanctuaries, educators gather to talk equity, and more

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified forms new academy, air quality testing in Huntington Beach, and more

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa grads visit old stomping grounds, a new gym for Oak View, and more

Open house offers preview of historic Mendez trail and monument

Sunburst Youth Academy project uses targeted loans to aid families across the globe

Surprise! OCDE announces the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Student team from OCDE program named a finalist in national rocket competition

Weekly roundup: Investigating Salem in 1692, cheering a hero’s return, competing for scholarships, and more

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

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Project Based Learning encourages collaboration in classrooms

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: Annual workshop helps students and families prepare for college

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