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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
California State Capitol Building

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

Ian Hanigan January 12, 2026
AVID senior recognition

Meet the 2021 AVID high school standouts and scholarship recipients

Nichole Pichardo April 26, 2021
“AVID is more than a class, it is a school family, a support system, and a way of life for...
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Weekly roundup: Irvine USD teen turns leftover bagels into successful food waste initiative; federal free meal program extension; and more

Nichole Pichardo April 23, 2021
A student at Northwood High School in the Irvine Unified School District is helping to fight food waste and hunger,...
Seal of Civic Engagement

Celebrating democracy in the OC: Webinar promotes civic learning, building partnerships

Nichole Pichardo April 23, 2021
Equipping students with the confidence and competencies that allow them to civically engage with their local communities was the focus of a webinar organized by OCDE’s Educational Services team. The virtual symposium — ”Celebrating Democracy in the OC: Supporting the...
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School in the Garden Grove Unified School District

Three OC campuses retain their status as ‘California Schools to Watch’

Ian Hanigan April 22, 2021
Three Orange County middle schools have been re-designated as 2021 “California Schools to Watch.” Bell Intermediate School in the Garden...
Kids holding a recycle bin

OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors extends Earth Day into May with #ProjectZeroWasteLunch challenge

Nichole Pichardo April 22, 2021
While every day is Earth Day for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program, we set aside one day a year —...
Katella High School

OC schools are honored for civic education, with Anaheim Union leading the way

Ian Hanigan April 21, 2021
Fourteen Orange County Schools have been recognized by the California Courts system for building exemplary civic learning programs and creating service-learning opportunities. Katella High and Walker Junior High schools in the Anaheim Union High School District led the way, taking...
OCSEF 2021

Orange County students take home top honors at annual science and engineering fair

Nichole Pichardo April 20, 2021
Although the typical days of halls packed with students, spectators and judges are still on hiatus, that didn’t stop over...
School nurse checking temperature of student patient.

Orange County School Nurses Organization seeks nominations for awards program

Ian Hanigan April 19, 2021
The Orange County School Nurses Organization is accepting nominations for qualified candidates who exemplify excellence in school nursing. Application forms...
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Weekly roundup: Santa Ana to hold graduations at Angel Stadium, signing day a time for celebration, and more

Ian Hanigan April 16, 2021
The Santa Ana Unified School District announced that it’s partnering with Angel Stadium to host all of its commencement ceremonies for the class of 2021 at the Anaheim ballpark. “This is part of the ongoing effort to make this experience...
VSA Festival 2021

Annual arts and disability festival celebrates 45 years

Nichole Pichardo April 15, 2021
“Sometimes people will judge others on the color of their skin and I want people to know that everyone should...
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