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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
Davis Magnet School Kindness

#kindness1billion: Davis Magnet School students raise funds for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Nichole Pichardo April 7, 2021
Students at Davis Magnet School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are raising money for a good cause by selling...
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Weekly roundup: Students raise over $137K for cancer research; SAUSD honored for building preservation; and more

Ian Hanigan April 2, 2021
A team of students from Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high schools leveraged marketing, entrepreneurship and project management to...
Imagination Celebration poster contest winner

Santa Ana student named winner of Imagination Celebration poster contest

Nichole Pichardo April 1, 2021
A 10th-grader from Santa Ana High School will soon have her artwork displayed on posters aimed at promoting the importance of arts education in Orange County schools. Esmerelda Espejo, 15, was recently named the winner of Imagination Celebration’s poster contest...
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University, Woodbridge high schools finish in the top 10 at the California Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan March 30, 2021
Two high schools from Irvine posted top-10 scores over the weekend at the 2021 California Academic Decathlon. On the heels...
Irvine Intermediate School

How 11 OC middle and high schools earned their ‘distinguished’ designation

Nichole Pichardo March 29, 2021
Last week, the California Department of Education announced the selection of 11 Orange County campuses as California Distinguished Schools. The...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: Extended in-person learning plans, revised youth sports guidance and more

Nichole Pichardo March 26, 2021
A growing number of Orange County school districts are developing plans to offer in-person learning five days a week. The extended instruction models come on the heels of updated state guidance, including more relaxed physical distancing guidelines as well as...
Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

OCDE announces the county’s top classified school employees for 2021

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2021
OCDE has named its top classified school employees of the year — and this year there are even more to...
RESET Toolbox

VIDEO: A new online toolbox is helping local students buffer the negative effects of the pandemic

Nichole Pichardo March 23, 2021
Physical distancing and economic hardship have exponentially increased the mental health needs of children and teens in Orange County. To...
Superintendent Toy Thurmond

State Board of Education approves ethnic studies curriculum for high schools

Nichole Pichardo March 22, 2021
The California State Board of Education has unanimously approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools. The new curriculum focuses primarily on the contributions and struggles of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino/a/x Americans and Asian Americans. While...
Students in Chargers shirts

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students’ football launcher scores big, Laguna Beach secondary students return, and more

Ian Hanigan March 19, 2021
Three juniors from Costa Mesa High School earned first place in a STEM competition that tasked them with coding, building and...
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