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Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
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
A note from Dr. Bean

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
Historic photo of Tustin Union High School

Weekly roundup: Tustin High turns 100, summer break officially ends in OC, and more

Ian Hanigan September 10, 2021
Break out the candles — lots of them. Tustin High School is getting ready to celebrate its 100th birthday. The...

OCDE conference focuses on strengthening school interpretation and translation services

Ian Hanigan September 9, 2021
There’s still time for educators, parents and community members to register for a month-long virtual conference aimed at enhancing school-based...
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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 odds stacked against her. But despite her challenging childhood, the 11th grade student at William Lyon School serves as an...
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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...
Portola Middle School Orange USD

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 provide free devices, internet access, and innovative learning programs to under-resourced students. In partnership with Digital Promise, Portola and Yorba...
Eco Challenge

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...
Principal with students and residents of an assisted living facility

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 year. But Principal Lisa Gonzales-Solomon worked tirelessly throughout to keep her students and their families connected while they were away....
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...
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