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A group of elementary students and their principal stand near a red barn and garden area on Golden View Elementary’s school farm.

OC Impact School: At Golden View Elementary, hands-on learning grows from farm to classroom

Ian Hanigan May 13, 2026

FutureCurrent: CEO Sloane Keane on the transformative power of mentorship

Madeline Gray May 12, 2026
Connections student Savannah accepts her award alongside members of the Orange County Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean.

OCDE students reflect on the significance of service, sacrifice through Jack R. Hammett Memorial Day Essay and Art Contest

Nathaniel Martinez May 11, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Los Alamitos freshman creates sensory station for former school, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 8, 2026
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Schools worldwide respond to Canvas security breach and service disruptions

Ian Hanigan May 7, 2026
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Bank of America seeks community-minded high school students for exclusive summer leadership program

Nichole Pichardo January 5, 2021
Do you know a talented high school junior or senior who has a passion for improving their community? For over...
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In the news: Santa Ana High School senior accepted to Harvard University

Nichole Pichardo January 4, 2021
From print to television news, local media outlets are buzzing about a viral video of a Santa Ana High School...
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COVID-19 updates from 2020

Staff reports December 31, 2020
Below is our running COVID-19 digest for 2020, with older stories posted at the bottom of the page. For the latest COVID-19 news impacting schools, visit newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update. Updated at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2020 New COVID-19 relief bill provides...
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Governor announces new plan and financial incentives to encourage safe return to in-person instruction

Nichole Pichardo December 30, 2020
Citing evidence that younger learners pose a lower risk of transmitting COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a new...
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Rethinking what it means to connect: 10 Orange County teachers share their 2020 perspectives

Ian Hanigan December 30, 2020
How do we begin to describe 2020? And how will we look back on it? Over the last 12 months,...
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Reflecting on an unprecedented year: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2020

Nichole Pichardo December 29, 2020
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other. And now, looking back, we can see that the lessons we’ve learned — about health, resilience and flexibility — are lessons that will stick with us for...
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Mijares: A year of distress and disruption also highlighted our resilience

Al Mijares December 28, 2020
It is impossible to overstate the challenges our schools were presented with this year, from having to immediately pivot to...
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Capo elementary teacher is a finalist in presidential awards program for math and science educators

Ian Hanigan December 24, 2020
An elementary teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District is among a half-dozen state finalists in the 2020 Presidential Awards...
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OCDE represented on list of Orange County’s 100 Most Influential People

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020
An OCDE program administrator has made the Orange County Register’s list of OC’s Most Influential People of 2020. Kirk Anderson, who oversees the department’s juvenile court schools, is among 100 local influencers spotlighted by the newspaper, which singled out philanthropists,...
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Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020
Pacifica High School’s annual Adopt-A-Child event been a winter tradition for more than 30 years. And it wasn’t about to...
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