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Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
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Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
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OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
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OCDE ACCESS student recognized for succeeding and rising against the odds

Nichole Pichardo September 9, 2021
A victim of abuse and placed in the foster care system at only 12 years old, Kaiyanna Han had the...
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Here are risk factors and warning signs to know.

Ian Hanigan September 8, 2021
Between 2016 and 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death among Orange County youth ages 15 to 19...
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Weekly roundup: September school start dates; Laguna Beach USD considers weekly COVID-19 testing for students; and more

Nichole Pichardo September 3, 2021
As we’ve mentioned, most of Orange County’s 28 school districts began their fall semesters last month, with the Centralia School District being the first to bring students back on Aug. 10. But a few districts have start dates in September....
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Orange Unified partners with Verizon to bring free technology to underserved middle school students

Nichole Pichardo September 2, 2021
Two middle schools in the Orange Unified School District will soon benefit from a nationwide tech education program set to...
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New recycling education program launches in OC classrooms

Nichole Pichardo September 1, 2021
As part of a multifaceted outreach program to educate students, residents and organizations about recycling best practices, Orange County Waste...

#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners

Nichole Pichardo August 30, 2021
Kindergarten students at Heritage Computer Science Academy in the Garden Grove Unified School District are now prepared for the new school year after a former GGUSD student raised nearly $2,500 to purchase backpacks filled with school supplies. Eliza Castrejon, a...
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Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more

Ian Hanigan August 27, 2021
Like all Santa Ana Unified campuses, James Madison Elementary offered only distance learning for the entirety of the 2020-21 school...
Vern Burton

OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students

Ian Hanigan August 25, 2021
Career paths don’t always follow straight lines. Vern Burton knows this as well as anyone. In his younger days, Burton...
First day of school 21-22

Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year

Nichole Pichardo August 23, 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With staggered start dates from August to the beginning of September, districts throughout Orange County are continuing to welcome students back into classrooms for in-person learning. And although school still looks a...
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Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union partners with Google; OC students head back to the classroom; and more

Nichole Pichardo August 20, 2021
Students in the Anaheim Union High School District will soon have the opportunity to take job-specific training courses and earn...
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