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Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026
Lincoln Elementary School students explore new robotics challenges in the campus' Innovation Lab. (Courtesy of Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa students discover tech skills via Innovation Lab, Valley High to host career education film screening, and more

Madeline Gray January 16, 2026
Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026
Garden Grove Unified students in the child development pathway show what they have learned in their career courses at the 11th annual OC Pathways Showcase last year.

REGISTER NOW: OC Pathways Showcase returns to unite industry leaders with future workforce

Madeline Gray January 14, 2026
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,...
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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...
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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. The association commonly known as CCSESA supports students, schools, districts and communities by enhancing the service and leadership capabilities of...
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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...
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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...
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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 razed in October. Closed for safety reasons in 2019, the 93-year-old gym has seen better days. And, as the Orange...
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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...
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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...
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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 months after the pandemic forced closures in March. Students from the Tustin, Irvine, Fountain Valley and Cypress school districts were...
Teacher Maria Martinez and Isaac Rochell

Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more

Ian Hanigan September 25, 2020
A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Rochell,...
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