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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

Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning

Guest columnist December 27, 2019
BY JASON VILORIA, ED.D. Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District In the 1930s, a Swiss psychologist named Jean Piaget introduced...
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Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal December 26, 2019
Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
staff picks up christmas gifts

VIDEO: ‘Warming hearts’ campaign promotes spirit of giving during holiday season

Fermin Leal December 23, 2019
Some families in the community received extra toys, clothes, gift cards and other presents to help them better enjoy the upcoming holiday season. The effort was part of OCDE’s Warming Hearts For the Holidays campaign, where staff members sponsor families...
Workers in a kitchen

Weekly roundup: Ocean View debuts new Central Kitchen, artificial intelligence enters the classroom, and more

Ian Hanigan December 20, 2019
The Ocean View School District unveiled its new Central Kitchen this week. As the Orange County Register reported, the 13,000-square-foot...
teacher works with students on a project

State names 35 OC campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools

Fermin Leal December 18, 2019
The state Department of Education has named 35 Orange County campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools, the top honor for...
Students celebrating

#kindness1billion: More than 130 Tustin third-graders surprised with new bikes

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2019
Following an essay contest, more than 130 third-graders from Thorman Elementary in the Tustin Unified School District were summoned to the school’s multipurpose room. Four of their essays were read aloud at the Dec. 9 assembly, and the young authors...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Participating in the 2020 census is easy, confidential and critically important

Al Mijares December 17, 2019
In just a few months, you’ll be asked to take on one of democracy’s most considerable responsibilities — and it...
Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

OCDE will co-host two forums exploring impact of hate incidents on students, school communities

Ian Hanigan December 16, 2019
OCDE is partnering with the Orange County Human Relations Commission to host two forums in January that will explore the...
Cluttered desk

Weekly roundup: Curriculum helps students identify ‘fake news,’ new Dashboard results released, and more

Fermin Leal December 13, 2019
A group of Stanford researchers has developed a free online curriculum called Civic Online Reasoning, or COR, designed to help students tell the difference between reliable and fake information on the internet. An article on EdSource describes how the Stanford...
Student writing at a desk

VIDEO: 2019 California School Dashboard released

Fermin Leal December 12, 2019
State education officials have released the 2019 California School Dashboard, an online tool designed to help parents, educators and the community...
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