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OCDE’s Innovation Funding Initiative readies for round two, offering up to $525,000 per project

Ian Hanigan September 21, 2026
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
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5 facts to make you more ACEs aware

Nichole Pichardo October 19, 2020
An acronym that has been used by healthcare professionals for decades has recently become a common term for educators who...
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Weekly roundup: Project Hope Alliance, Mendez virtual groundbreaking, tutors in demand, and more

Ian Hanigan October 16, 2020
Since March, Project Hope Alliance has put Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots in the hands of about 850 schoolchildren who are...
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OCDE’s ACCESS program hosts outdoor back to school night

Nichole Pichardo October 15, 2020
Staff members from OCDE’s ACCESS program, in partnership with Mariners Church, hosted a one-of-a-kind back to school night this week. With social distancing and other safety measures in place, local families from three community area schools gathered outside at tables...
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WATCH: OC leaders break ground on park and memorial honoring landmark civil rights case

Staff reports October 13, 2020
elcome to the official groundbreaking for Mendez Tribute Memorial Park, brought to you by the City of Westminster and the...
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Mijares: Public space honoring Mendez v. Westminster will bring communities together

Al Mijares October 11, 2020
The case of Mendez v. Westminster broke new ground not just for Orange County, but for our entire nation. Now,...
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Weekly roundup: Santa Ana student artwork to be displayed on school bus, database for reporting positive COVID cases, and more

Nichole Pichardo October 9, 2020
A student from Saddleback High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District has won an art contest sponsored by JFK Transportation, and soon her artwork will be displayed on a school bus. Jazmin Suarez won the high school division...
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State organization recognizes OC Supt. Mijares as a ‘champion’ for students

Ian Hanigan October 8, 2020
Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares has been presented with the Champions Award by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association....
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OCDE helps local districts create positive school-wide behavior

Nichole Pichardo October 7, 2020
For more than 15 years, the OCDE Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports team has been working with local districts to...
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State Department of Education secures 500,000 devices for students in need

Nichole Pichardo October 6, 2020
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently announced that the California Department of Education has teamed up with technology companies to make more than 500,000 computing devices available for California students in need. According to a press release from...
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Weekly roundup: Community bids farewell to FUHS gym, local schools start to reopen, and more

Ian Hanigan October 2, 2020
A group of Fullerton Union High School alumni recently paid one last physically-distanced visit to their old gymnasium before it’s...
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