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Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
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
FNL members from Santiago High School

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors two school chapters, one advisor from Garden Grove

Ian Hanigan May 30, 2019
The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership recently honored a pair of clubs from Garden Grove high schools as well...
Four high school students

4 OC students tapped to participate in Bank of America’s leadership training and service program

Ian Hanigan May 29, 2019
Four high schoolers from Orange County will get to participate in a highly selective Bank of America program that provides...
Sunburst students with their projects

Sunburst Youth Academy project uses targeted loans to aid families across the globe

Ian Hanigan May 28, 2019
Standing in front of a poster-board display, three young women shared the story of Phylis, a single mother and farmer from Kenya, making the case for a modest investment that would help her pay her children’s school fees. It was...
Butte County's superintendent and four students

Esports community donates money, computers to victims of Butte County wildfire

Ian Hanigan May 28, 2019
High school esports players in the North America Scholastic Esports Federation have rallied to support their fellow gamers to the...
Students and contest judges

Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship department challenges students to pitch products and services

Ian Hanigan May 27, 2019
Irvine Valley College’s entrepreneurship program recently held a “Shark Tank”-style competition that challenged students to pitch marketable products and services....
Typewriter

Weekly roundup: Cooking up vegetarian options in Fullerton, astronomy for visually impaired students, and more

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2019
A cooking competition in the Fullerton School District recently challenged students to create a tasty vegetarian option that will be added to the lunch menu in the fall. The contest, which took place at Ladera Vista Junior High School of...
photo of Gail Hume

OCDE teacher wins state honor for her work to curb truancy, expulsions

Fermin Leal May 23, 2019
For 21 years, teacher Gail Hume-Nivette has worked to give students a second chance. Hume-Nivette, a teacher with the Orange...
students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

Coalition of OC districts and partners unites to boost career education

Ian Hanigan May 22, 2019
An OCDE-led coalition of Orange County school districts, community colleges and ROPs has secured a sweeping round of new funding...
Graduates

U.S. Census is reaching out to graduating seniors to fill temporary positions

Ian Hanigan May 21, 2019
The U.S. Census has jobs for graduating seniors who want to help with the 2020 Census count. Advertising competitive pay and flexible hours, the agency says it’s looking to fill a variety of temporary positions, including census-takers, recruiting assistants, office...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Classified school employees lay the foundation for teaching and learning

Al Mijares May 19, 2019
They run our school offices and keep our campuses clean. They serve up healthy meals, support educational technologies, provide one-on-one...
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