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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

Garden Grove Unified announces new program to bring support dogs to schools

Vicky Nguyen May 23, 2022

Dogs have a way of impacting everyone they touch. Their companionship makes joys sweeter, pain duller and, mostly, they provide...

Weekly roundup: Pairing dogs with school police, Classified School Employee Week, an AAPI virtual forum, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 20, 2022

It is no secret that dogs make us happy. Ask anyone who spends time with a pup on a regular...

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors two school chapters, one advisor

Vicky Nguyen May 19, 2022

The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honored two schools and an advisor in person for the first time in three years at the OCFNLP Chapter Recognition Event, which took place May 13 at the Orange County Department of Education....

Five schools, four advisors honored for increasing engagement and building positive school environments

Vicky Nguyen May 18, 2022

Representatives from the Orange County Department of Education made surprise visits to recognize five school-based Peer Assistance Leadership (PAL) programs...

OC fire updates and school closures: 2022

Staff reports May 17, 2022

Below is a running digest on Orange County fires and school closures from 2022. For newer updates, visit newsroom.ocde.us/oc-fire-updates. For...

Sierra Vista Middle School students and their championship medals at National History Day state contest.

Thirteen Orange County student projects advance to National History Day championships

Madeline Gray May 17, 2022

From 64 Orange County submissions, 53 historical project entries were recognized at the 2022 National History Day-California contest. The NHD-CA State Finals returned in-person this year for students to showcase their research and analysis from May 6 through May 8...

Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year