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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
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Boeing Company grant will help Inside the Outdoors add animal ambassadors, increase access

Ian Hanigan March 22, 2022
Inside the Outdoors Foundation, which oversees OCDE’s long-running environmental education program, has been awarded a $75,000 grant from The Boeing...
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Ed100: The Lottery and California education

Guest columnist March 22, 2022
Did you know that California Lottery funds account for around 1.5 percent of the state’s spending for public education? Our...
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OCDE announces the 2022 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Ian Hanigan March 21, 2022
A nutrition services assistant, a bus driver, a maintenance worker and a database specialist are among nine exemplary school workers who were announced Monday as the 2022 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year. The Orange County Department of...
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Weekly roundup: Robots take center stage in Costa Mesa, OC students win culinary competition, and more

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2022
Robots aren’t ready to take over just yet, but they seem to be getting closer judging by the entries at...
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching logo over blurred science lab

Capo math teacher named finalist in presidential awards program for the second time in two years

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2022
For the second time in a little more than two years, a Capistrano Unified teacher has been named a state...
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#kindness1billion: Los Alamitos High senior donates more than 1,000 books to students in East Los Angeles

Staff reports March 17, 2022
What started as a spring cleaning project turned into a donation of nearly 1,000 books to the benefit of students at a Los Angeles elementary school. As our friends in the Los Alamitos Unified School District shared, Los Alamitos High...
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OCDE principal joins list of OC administrators recognized by local ACSA chapter

Ian Hanigan March 16, 2022
A principal in OCDE’s Alternative Education division has been named one of Orange County’s top administrators. Machele Kilgore, whose responsibilities...
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UCI conference to spotlight teaching of Asian American studies in K-12 curriculum

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2022
Citing increases in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents in Orange County and across the country, UC Irvine is hosting a...
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VIDEO: OCDE educators establish pop-up schools for Afghan students whose families assisted the U.S.

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2022
Over President’s Day weekend, teachers from OCDE’s Alternative Education program gathered at an Irvine hotel to transform its modest business center into a functional one-room school. Supplies were unpacked, computers were set up, and colorful posters featuring commonly used English...
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Weekly roundup: It’s game-on for Fullerton street hockey event, a spelling bee champ is crowned, and more

Ian Hanigan March 11, 2022
Students from the Fullerton School District took part in a daylong street hockey tournament over the weekend using equipment provided...
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