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South Junior High 2026 Civic Learning Award of Excellence

Anaheim Union’s South Junior High earns state’s top Civic Learning Award

Vicky Nguyen May 4, 2026
Impact School logo

OCDE invites schools to apply for next round of Orange County Impact Schools program

Ian Hanigan May 4, 2026
Oxford Academy eighth-grader Aaryan Balani explains how his AI-powered invention helps treat people with intermittent strabismus. (Courtesy of ABC7)

Weekly roundup: ABC7 spotlights Oxford Academy eighth-grader’s AI tool for eye alignment condition, and more

Madeline Gray May 1, 2026
Katrina Edmunds is presented with the Outstanding Career Awareness Educator Award.

OCDE now accepting nominations for Outstanding STEM Educator awards

Nathaniel Martinez May 1, 2026
Dr. Stefan Bean speaks on a stage during The Wooden Floor’s Step Beyond Annual Breakfast, with blue lighting, curtains and a podium in the background.

County superintendent shares message of resilience and support at Step Beyond Annual Breakfast

Ian Hanigan April 30, 2026
Graphic celebrating 5 million meals served in SAUSD

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...
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 Harbor Learning Center (HLC) through a day in their life. Filmed prior to COVID-19 pandemic, “One Day: Inside an Adult...
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...
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 will serve students enrolled in the department’s alternative education program. As the drone footage above shows, foundations have been poured...

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,...
A news graphic

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...
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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 fun of reading by celebrating Read Across America Day. Created by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998, and celebrated...
Storybook walk

Weekly roundup: Tustin USD teacher creates unique reading experience; vaccines for educators; and more

Nichole Pichardo February 26, 2021
An elementary teacher in the Tustin Unified School District has turned a simple walk around campus into a fun, interactive...
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