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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

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

Aerial view of Mendez park location with overlay

WATCH: OC leaders break ground on park and memorial honoring landmark civil rights case

Staff reports October 13, 2020

elcome to the official groundbreaking for Mendez Tribute Memorial Park, brought to you by the City of Westminster and the...

An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Public space honoring Mendez v. Westminster will bring communities together

Al Mijares October 11, 2020

The case of Mendez v. Westminster broke new ground not just for Orange County, but for our entire nation. Now,...

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana student artwork to be displayed on school bus, database for reporting positive COVID cases, and more

Nichole Pichardo October 9, 2020

A student from Saddleback High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District has won an art contest sponsored by JFK Transportation, and soon her artwork will be displayed on a school bus. Jazmin Suarez won the high school division...

State organization recognizes OC Supt. Mijares as a ‘champion’ for students

Ian Hanigan October 8, 2020

Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares has been presented with the Champions Award by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association....

OCDE helps local districts create positive school-wide behavior

Nichole Pichardo October 7, 2020

For more than 15 years, the OCDE Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports team has been working with local districts to...

State Department of Education secures 500,000 devices for students in need

Nichole Pichardo October 6, 2020

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently announced that the California Department of Education has teamed up with technology companies to make more than 500,000 computing devices available for California students in need. According to a press release from...

Weekly roundup: Community bids farewell to FUHS gym, local schools start to reopen, and more

Ian Hanigan October 2, 2020

A group of Fullerton Union High School alumni recently paid one last physically-distanced visit to their old gymnasium before it’s...

OCDE and City of Westminster to host virtual groundbreaking of park honoring historic Mendez v. Westminster case

Nichole Pichardo October 1, 2020

The Orange County Department of Education is partnering with the City of Westminster to present a virtual groundbreaking of a...

Fullerton’s Orangethorpe Elementary rocks new arts curriculum

Ian Hanigan September 30, 2020

Students and staff from Orangethorpe Elementary School in the Fullerton School District recently got to rub virtual elbows with rock ’n’ roll royalty during a live-streamed chat about an arts education initiative. Under Principal Dr. Ginger Frady, Orangethorpe has embraced...

OC students begin return to in-person learning

Nichole Pichardo September 28, 2020

Many students from across Orange County headed back to school campuses last week for the first time in over six...