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Representatives from the Orange County Registrar of Voters share voter registration information with students at Loara High School in the Anaheim Union High School District on March 12.

High School Voter Education Weeks return this April across state

Vicky Nguyen April 7, 2026
A student listens during a session at the AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference at Pomona College.

Weekly roundup: OCDE partners with Pomona College to host AVID leadership conference for ninth graders, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 3, 2026
Inside the Outdoors 2022 Summer Camp

REGISTER NOW: ITO announces themes for annual Summer Day Camp

Nathaniel Martinez April 2, 2026
UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026
Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Fermin Leal November 8, 2019
Two Portola High School students wanted to start a club for musicians at their Irvine campus. But they also wanted...
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Refurbished school farm offers hands-on learning

Fermin Leal November 6, 2019
The Ocean View School District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at Golden View Environmental Science School for the re-opening of...
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Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students

Fermin Leal November 5, 2019
More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children’s school lunches in the Ocean View School District received an unexpected surprise recently when an anonymous donor paid off each and every balance. The donor provided the officials with...
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OC’s top educators celebrated at 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year dinner

Ian Hanigan November 4, 2019
Sixty-four educators from Orange County school districts and community colleges were honored Friday night at a special dinner celebration coordinated...
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Weekly roundup: Bullying prevention strategies in Capo, best practices for language acquisition, and more

Ian Hanigan November 1, 2019
October was National Bullying Prevention Month, and Capistrano Unified marked the occasion with a slate of activities aimed at creating...
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Educators, experts gather to discuss language acquisition and multi-literacy

Fermin Leal October 31, 2019
More than 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators gathered this week to share their best practices for language acquisition and multi-literacy as part of the OCDE Project GLAD® NTC Annual Summit 2019. The two-day conference, held Tuesday and Wednesday at...
Smoke billows over building in Orange

Air quality guidelines aim to address ongoing wildfire concerns

Fermin Leal October 29, 2019
As wildfires spread across California this week, we want to remind you of the state Department of Education’s recently released...
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#kindness1billion: Here are some of the kind acts you’ve shared in October

Ian Hanigan October 28, 2019
They don’t always generate headlines, but kind acts happen every day in Orange County — and probably too many to...
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Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Fermin Leal October 25, 2019
More than 100 educators from across California, including more than a dozen from Orange County, visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles earlier this week to learn from famed ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard’s peers and crew...
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Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

Fermin Leal October 24, 2019
The California State Legislature was busy this session that just concluded considering dozens of proposed education bills that could affect...
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