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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
computer and newspaper

Weekly roundup: Former Brea Olinda alum headed to the Olympics; updated mask guidance for schools; and more

Nichole Pichardo July 9, 2021
Orange County-born softball player Aubree Munro, who completed her education in the Brea Olinda Unified School District, will soon be...
Capitol building

5 takeaways from the education trailer bill approved by the California Legislature

Ian Hanigan July 8, 2021
Following the passage of a state budget that provides record funding for public education and expands transitional kindergarten, California lawmakers...
summer program

Here’s what summer learning looks like across Orange County

Nichole Pichardo July 8, 2021
From nature walks to marble mazes to hands-on STEAM projects, small group learning and music activities, we’re taking a peek behind the orange curtain at what summer learning looks like across the county. A few months ago, we highlighted a...
Mural featuring civil rights figures

Weekly roundup: Edison High mural pays tribute to civil rights icons, districts prepare to redraw voting boundaries, and more

Ian Hanigan July 2, 2021
Edison High recently celebrated the completion of a powerful campus mural depicting figures from the 1960s civil rights movement. Graduating...
Westminster Principal Amy Sabol with Sylvia Mendez

Westminster High School dedicates new learning pavilion in honor of Sylvia Mendez

Ian Hanigan July 1, 2021
Sylvia Mendez knows a thing or two about breaking barriers. But, as she noted Wednesday, this may have been her...
Sunburst Youth Academy 2021 graduation

Defying the odds: OCDE’s alternative education program celebrates nearly 700 graduates

Nichole Pichardo June 30, 2021
Language divides, homelessness, pregnancy, single parenting, and social and academic challenges are just some of the hurdles the 2021 graduating class of OCDE’s alternative education, or ACCESS, division has faced. But navigating these obstacles — plus the stresses related to...
Lowell Joint School District Jim Coombs outside the district's offices

Welcome to OC! Lowell Joint becomes the first school district in California to switch counties

Ian Hanigan June 28, 2021
Along with running its own alternative and special education programs, the Orange County Department of Education provides support and fiscal...
CMMS/HS MESA Team

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students place second at national engineering competition; Newport-Mesa USD appoints a new interim superintendent; and more

Nichole Pichardo June 25, 2021
The Math Engineering Science Achievement — better known as MESA — team from Costa Mesa Middle and High School recently...
National History Day title

Irvine middle schoolers take top honors at virtual National History Day finals

Nichole Pichardo June 22, 2021
A pair of middle schoolers from Irvine has earned first place in the 2021 National History Day competition, which was held virtually, June 13-19. Erin Hwang and Nagyung (Anna) Cho of Sierra Vista Middle School took top honors in the...
Fullerton Joint Union High School District offices

New superintendent announced for Fullerton Joint Union High School District

Ian Hanigan June 21, 2021
The Fullerton Joint Union High School District has found its next superintendent. The district announced that Dr. Steve McLaughlin has...
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