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Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026

Lincoln Elementary School students explore new robotics challenges in the campus' Innovation Lab. (Courtesy of Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa students discover tech skills via Innovation Lab, Valley High to host career education film screening, and more

Madeline Gray January 16, 2026

Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026

Garden Grove Unified students in the child development pathway show what they have learned in their career courses at the 11th annual OC Pathways Showcase last year.

REGISTER NOW: OC Pathways Showcase returns to unite industry leaders with future workforce

Madeline Gray January 14, 2026

Governor’s budget proposal increases education funding while warning of long-term fiscal pressures

Ian Hanigan January 12, 2026

A six-year promise between Irvine students and a Seattle-based CEO turns into nearly $50,000 in college scholarships

Nichole Pichardo June 10, 2021

In 2015, sixth-grade Woodbury Elementary School teacher Hilary Dimitruk (now Hilary Gray) saw a story on the news about a...

Caps off to the Class of 2021: a roundup of OC graduation pics from social media

Nichole Pichardo June 9, 2021

After nearly sixteen months of living and learning through a global pandemic, high school seniors across Orange County are finally...

Registration is now open for Inside the Outdoors Virtual Summer Camp

Nichole Pichardo June 7, 2021

For the second consecutive year, OCDE’s environmental education program — better known as Inside the Outdoors — will offer a free virtual summer camp for students ages 6 to 12 years old. From mid July through early August, ITO will...

Weekly roundup: Top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more

Ian Hanigan June 4, 2021

One student with a 4.7 grade-point average is headed to USC with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. Another student...

Angels Baseball Foundation honors eighth-grade standout students

Nichole Pichardo June 3, 2021

Sixty-two Orange County eighth-graders have been honored for their outstanding work in a program that prepares students for college. And...

VIDEO: With mental health in focus, school-based WellSpace centers offer ‘a space of calm’

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2021

Imagine a space on a middle or high school campus that resembles a tranquil coffee house or the lobby of a high-end spa, replete with soft lighting, comfortable chairs, relaxing literature and light snacks. And imagine all that’s asked...

Orange County students honored for films on suicide prevention and mental health

Nichole Pichardo June 1, 2021

Three mental health videos produced by students from Orange County recently earned statewide honors in the 2021 Directing Change Program...

Weekly roundup: Tustin USD grad wins a new car; state superintendent visits OC; and more

Nichole Pichardo May 28, 2021

With multiple ceremonies, graduates sitting six feet apart and other safety measures in place, the first of many 2021 commencement...

State superintendent touts Garden Grove’s Eisenhower Elementary as a model school for reopening safely

Ian Hanigan May 27, 2021

Greeted by a crowed of energized students, educators and district leaders, California’s top education official paid a visit to Eisenhower Elementary School in the Garden Grove Unified School District on Thursday, praising the campus as a model for safely resuming...