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Behind the credentials: OCDE’s Credentialing team keeps Orange County educators cleared at all times

Nathaniel Martinez October 9, 2026
Students in Hicks Canyon Elementary School's Mandarin Immersion Program pose with educators during the school's Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. Several children wore traditional Chinese-inspired clothing for the occasion. (Photo courtesy of the Tustin Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Hicks Canyon Elementary students celebrate language and culture during Mid-Autumn Festival, and more

Vicky Nguyen October 9, 2026
College and Career Preparatory Academy student Samantha A. takes the stage to accept her Perseverance Award at the June 16 graduation ceremony.

WATCH: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy celebrates one of its largest graduating classes

Madeline Gray October 9, 2026
Wendy Saldivar poses with Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean after receiving her 2027 Orange County Teacher of the Year award during a surprise classroom visit in April.

Loara Elementary teacher named one of five 2027 California Teachers of the Year

Vicky Nguyen October 8, 2026
Four education leaders pose at the Fullerton School District Board of Education meeting on July 27, 2026, holding a large ceremonial $525,000 check from OCDE’s Innovation Funding Initiative.

OCDE opens second round of Innovation Funding Initiative, offering up to $525,000 per project

Ian Hanigan October 7, 2026
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Brea siblings turn virtual language lessons into a charitable business

Nichole Pichardo March 18, 2021
What started as a weekly game of “Go Fish” with grandma has turned into a charitable business for a brother-sister...
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State Board of Education seeks additional testing flexibility for schools

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2021
The state Board of Education is looking to give California school districts expanded options for assessing student learning this spring...
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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 has reached a noteworthy milestone: Its staff has now served more than 5 million meals. “When campuses shut down last...
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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...
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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...
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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 for families across the county, giving local students a workspace to call their own and helping them get through virtual...
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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...
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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...

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, teachers and other local artists in the Anaheim Elementary School District. AESD is one of four organizations in Orange County...
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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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