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Former Centralia Elementary School District student Sarah Barron speaks to students at San Marino Elementary School about the new free library available on their campus. (Centralia Elementary School District)

Weekly roundup: Former student donates Little Free Library to Centralia Elementary School District campus, and more

Madeline Gray September 18, 2026
Project GLAD® Coordinator Jennifer Salas goes over language development strategies for teachers to utilize in their own classrooms.

REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® to offer Foundations and Secondary Foundations Training this fall

Nathaniel Martinez September 18, 2026
Two students kneel in a farm field planting young seedlings while other participants work in rows behind them under a blue sky.

Second Harvest invites OC students to learn, serve at working Irvine farm

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2026
Middle/outside blocker Megan Hodges (6) leaps for a spike in the gold medal game against the Dominican Republic at the NORCECA U23 Pan Am Cup in Managua, Nicaragua.

San Juan Hills volleyball standout helps Team USA win U23 Pan American Cup gold

Nathaniel Martinez September 16, 2026
OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, right, introduces keynote speaker Dr. Janet Núñez-Pineda during the 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center.

OCDE to mark International Translation Day with PBS SoCal studio visit

Vicky Nguyen September 16, 2026
OC Board of Education dais

The deadline to apply for the OC Board of Education’s open seat is 4 p.m. on Aug. 5

Ian Hanigan July 15, 2022
Candidates interested in filling the open First District seat on the Orange County Board of Education have until 4 p.m....
Safe Schools Conference participants

VIDEO: Educators, law enforcement gather in OC for annual Safe Schools Conference

Ian Hanigan July 14, 2022
Presented by former California Secretary of Education Dave Long through his firm, Dave Long & Associates, in partnership with OCDE and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the Safe Schools Conference was established to amplify best practices and to increase collaboration between the education and law enforcement communities. 
Lowell Joint School District Supt. Jim Coombs

Lowell Joint School District celebrates one year anniversary with OCDE

Vicky Nguyen July 13, 2022
The beginning of the month marked the one year anniversary of Lowell Joint School District blazing the way as the first district in the state to transfer from one county to another via a ballot measure.  In March 2020, more...
2022 CA MTSS PLI

VIDEO: MTSS conference welcomes 2,500 educators to Orange County to learn academic, behavioral and social-emotional strategies

Vicky Nguyen July 12, 2022
Every student is unique, with their own abilities, challenges and learning styles that set them apart. Seeking to take in...
Greyson, a student at OCDE's Harbor Learning Center, with Duey Luu, a staff member from his group home, and OCDE Speech and Language Specialists Art Marmelejo and Paul DePerry.

VIDEO: Using assistive technology, OCDE student tells the Angels to ‘Play ball!’

Ian Hanigan July 11, 2022
“Play ball!” With thousands of baseball fans looking on, Greyson Belles served up those time-honored words to signal the start...
News blocks

Weekly roundup: Later start times for middle and high school students, student artwork at the Sawdust Festival, and more

Ian Hanigan July 8, 2022
Secondary students may be able to set their alarms a little later when school starts back up. Concerned over whether adolescents were getting enough sleep, California lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 to push start times back for middle and high...
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Superintendent Al Mijares and OC Board of Education incumbents win re-election

Ian Hanigan July 8, 2022
Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares and the incumbents on the OC Board of Education have all officially earned victories in...
Northwood High School student Riya Gupta poses at NHD-CA competition.

Orange County students win top honors at National History Day contest

Madeline Gray July 6, 2022
Eleven students from Orange County were recognized for their historical reports, exhibits and websites at the National History Day National...
Westminster School District students

First Vietnamese dual language immersion program in the state promotes students

Vicky Nguyen July 5, 2022
Near the heart of the Little Saigon business district and in a county that has the largest concentration of Vietnamese people outside of Southeast Asia, a dual language immersion program continues to thrive with hundreds of students learning Vietnamese and...
California State Capitol Building

Here are some takeaways from California’s record spending plan for public schools

Ian Hanigan July 2, 2022
On the final day of June, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on a bundle of bills that together make up...
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