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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
Trabuco Hills HS

Trabuco Hills High marching band to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Nichole Pichardo November 23, 2021
If you happen to be tuning into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this Thursday, be sure to keep your eyes...
Inside the Outdoors receives Cox Charities grant

Cox Communications awards grant to help rebuild OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Nichole Pichardo November 22, 2021
It’s been nearly a year since the devastating Bond Fire swept through Rancho Soñado, claiming the home of OCDE’s Inside...
Newspaper illustration

Weekly roundup: Orangethorpe’s field of dreams, a tribute to SpongeBob’s creator, and more

Ian Hanigan November 19, 2021
In a tip of the cap to her late father, an Orangethorpe Elementary teacher has started a softball club for fifth-graders at the Fullerton campus. As the Orange County Register reported, Erika Cardenas played for her dad, longtime Pacifica High...
Marine View Middle School

Ocean View debuts its latest school modernization project

Nichole Pichardo November 18, 2021
Ocean View School District officials, board members, students and local dignitaries gathered on Nov. 15 to celebrate the grand re-opening...
Classroom

OCDE seeks proposals for three-year grant targeting truancies

Ian Hanigan November 16, 2021
The Orange County Department of Education is inviting community-based organizations to submit their best proposals for reducing truancy as part...
Board room

OC Board of Ed to fill open seat through provisional appointment

Ian Hanigan November 15, 2021
The Orange County Board of Education has announced the process for filling the Fourth District seat previously held by Tim Shaw. Trustees will provisionally appoint a successor to serve through June 30, according to a public notice posted on the...
Laguna Beach USD teacher receives award from US Navy

Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach teacher receives award from U.S. Navy, Santa Ana launches vaccine clinics, and more

Nichole Pichardo November 12, 2021
A Laguna Beach High School teacher has received an award from the U.S. Navy for having a positive impact on...
Because kids.

OCDE’s virtual counselor symposium encourages local educators to reset and recharge

Nichole Pichardo November 11, 2021
“Reconnecting, resetting and restoring” was the theme of the 2021 Orange County Virtual Counselor Symposium hosted Nov. 10 by OCDE’s...

Understanding ACEs: What is a ‘number story’?

Nichole Pichardo November 10, 2021
Over the past 16 months, OCDE has been partnering with CHOC, the American Academy of Pediatrics Orange County and other state and local agencies to shine a light on Adverse Childhood Experiences and how ACEs can affect the lives of...
Christy Flores

Newport-Mesa USD principal receives national leadership award

Nichole Pichardo November 8, 2021
Davis Magnet School Principal Christy Flores (center) was honored with the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership on...
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