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Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
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OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
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State Board of Education seeks additional testing flexibility for schools

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2021
The state Board of Education is looking to give California school districts expanded options for assessing student learning this spring...
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Santa Ana Unified has served more than 5 million meals during the pandemic

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2021
A year after Santa Ana Unified began providing free, nutritious food to local children impacted by campus closures, the district...
ACSA 2021 Adminstrators

Weekly roundup: Honoring OC’s school administrators, adjusting high school sports transportation strategies, and more

Nichole Pichardo March 12, 2021
More than 20 Orange County educational leaders and a local nonprofit were celebrated this week by the Association of California School Administrators, or better known as ACSA. Established in 1971, ACSA serves more than 17,000 California educators and annually spotlights...
Adult transition

VIDEO: ‘One Day’ short film looks at life inside OCDE’s Adult Transition program

Nichole Pichardo March 11, 2021
A new short film produced by OCDE’s Communications and Media Services unit follows one class of Adult Transition students at...
Otto Fischer Operation Study Hall

Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time

Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021
It all started with an idea for a kindness project. Now, students from Otto A. Fischer School are building desks...
2021 OC Spelling Bee

Virtual Orange County Spelling Bee ends in a T-I-E; classmates named co-champions

Nichole Pichardo March 9, 2021
What first ended in a T-I-E has culminated in V-I-C-T-O-R-Y for two local students. And, for the first time in OC Spelling Bee history, the top two finalists of the Orange County Spelling Bee are classmates, in the same grade...
Aerial shot of new campus construction

VIDEO: Get a bird’s eye view of OCDE’s new Harbor Learning Center North campus

Ian Hanigan March 9, 2021
Thanks to OCDE’s Media Services team, we have a visual update on the new Harbor Learning Center North campus that...

Anaheim Elementary School District partners with Yamaha to turn instruments into works of art

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2021
Musical instruments that can’t be sold are getting new life as vibrant pieces of visual art thanks to students, families,...
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Weekly roundup: Model Continuation High Schools, state and local reopening plans, and more

Ian Hanigan March 5, 2021
La Vista High School in Fullerton was among 27 California campuses recognized this week as Model Continuation High Schools for 2021. According to a news release from the state Department of Education, the MCHS Recognition Program represents a partnership between...
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Orange County students celebrate National Read Across America Day

Nichole Pichardo March 2, 2021
March marks National Reading Month, and school districts from across the county are raising awareness about the importance, value and...
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