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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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Weekly roundup: El Toro students make waves, Tustin’s Dino Dash, and more

Ian Hanigan November 5, 2021
Some computer science students from El Toro High School are making waves — and digital ones at that. Levi Kramer,...
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Tim Shaw resigns from OC Board of Education

Nichole Pichardo November 5, 2021
Orange County Board of Education member Tim Shaw has stepped down from his seat. In a statement dated Nov. 1,...
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Statewide MTSS initiative produces positive student outcomes, receives additional state funding

Nichole Pichardo November 3, 2021
Five years into California’s MTSS implementation, academic scores are up, disciplinary measures are down and rates of bullying and harassment have decreased. Those were some of the outcomes shared during a briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 2 that brought together educators...
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Local commission honors OCDE alternative education students for their personal reflections of hope and resilience

Nichole Pichardo November 3, 2021
A local commission that advocates on behalf of incarcerated youth is giving students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program the...

After-school coordinator from OC is one of state’s expanded learning leaders

Ian Hanigan November 2, 2021
An after-school program coordinator from Fullerton has been honored for providing high-quality expanded learning opportunities for local students and families.
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Tustin Unified names new superintendent

Nichole Pichardo November 1, 2021
The Tustin Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent. Dr. Mark Johnson, who currently serves as a local superintendent in the Fountain Valley School District, has been selected to lead the district, pending Board of Trustee approval at...
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OCDE can help essential workers pay for child care

Ian Hanigan November 1, 2021
Are you an essential worker in need of child care assistance? The Orange County Department of Education may be able...
Red Ribbon Week 2021

Weekly roundup: Local schools celebrate Red Ribbon Week, OCDE introduces The 101, and more

Nichole Pichardo October 29, 2021
Throughout this week, thousands of Orange County students, families, educators and community members united together to take a visible stand...
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Anaheim Union to host district’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence Summit

Nichole Pichardo October 27, 2021
The Anaheim Union High School District is bringing together a diverse line-up of speakers from Google, IBM, the United Nations and the Milken Institute — just to name a few — to discuss new pathways for students in the fields...
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Introducing The 101: New OCDE website breaks down complex education issues

Ian Hanigan October 26, 2021
The Orange County Department of Education has developed a new website to unpack complex education issues. It’s called The 101,...
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