Five middle school teams from Orange County earned top honors at the 2025 United States Academic Pentathlon National Finals, held May 15 through May 17 in San Antonio, Texas. Competing against students from across the country, the teams captured five overall team awards and multiple individual medals.
Westminster High School students met with U.S. Rep. Derek Tran after writing letters to him as part of a classroom assignment tied to the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum.
Hundreds of students and families attended “Empowering the Future: Internships and Career Exploration” co-hosted by Supervisor Janet Nguyen and County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean.
Quick look: More than 400 students, educators and families recently attended OCDE’s Friday Night Live Chapter Recognition Ceremony, celebrating youth-led...
Quick look: Five school-based Peer Assistance Leadership (PAL) programs and two advisors were honored by the Orange County Department of Education for fostering safe, inclusive and supportive school communities. Five school-based Peer Assistance Leadership programs and two advisors received surprise...
Quick look: California’s plan to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement may be on hold — at least for now — because the governor’s budget doesn’t include funding needed to move it forward. The future of California’s high...