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Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
mathematics lesson

OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
Shovels and earth-moving equipment

Samueli Academy breaks ground with next phase of campus expansion

Ian Hanigan May 7, 2019
When Samueli Academy launched six years ago with its first class of 120 freshmen, the campus consisted of portable classrooms...

OCDE efforts to improve interpreter and translator services highlighted in national publication

Ian Hanigan May 6, 2019
OCDE’s lead language interpreter and translator has been featured in the latest issue of the ATA Chronicle, a national publication...
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Weekly roundup: High school construction academy meets workforce needs, Teachers of the Year celebrated, and more

Fermin Leal May 3, 2019
Students trained through Katella High School’s Building Industry Technology Academy, or BITA, are finding work in the construction sector straight out of high school, helping fill a shortage of skilled workers. The program has taught scores of students how to...
speaker leads a panel discussion on stage

Forum aims to create solutions to support at-risk boys and men of color

Fermin Leal May 2, 2019
More than 500 educators, community leaders, students and others gathered Thursday to discuss how to better support at-risk men and...
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Surprise! OCDE announces the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Staff reports May 1, 2019
Who are the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year? You’re about to find out. And so are they. Over...
Deborah Watkins is congratulated at a board meeting

OC worker is one of six California Classified School Employees of the Year

Ian Hanigan April 29, 2019
A cook from the Westminster School District’s central kitchen has been named one of six California Classified School Employees of the Year. Deborah Watkins, a 24-year district employee who works in Nutrition Services, earned top honors in the Child Nutrition...
El Modena Nature Center

VIDEO: El Modena High School Nature Center plants seeds for the future

Austin Duffis April 29, 2019
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Anonymous Greek...
Newspaper illustration

Weekly roundup: LB teams advance in problem-solving contest, school safety after Columbine and more

Ian Hanigan April 26, 2019
A pair of teams from Laguna Beach Unified has advanced to the finals in a contest that tasks students with...
Students with awards

Fullerton School District students create smartphone apps to solve real-world challenges

Ian Hanigan April 25, 2019
They devised apps to help locate lost pets, apps to protect the environment and apps to promote health and safety. More than 475 students in the Fullerton School District, ranging from grades two through eight, were recently tasked with brainstorming...
Students inspect the "Courage to Remember" Holocaust exhibit

VIDEO: Traveling Holocaust exhibit displayed at Huntington Beach High School

Staff reports April 24, 2019
Huntington Beach High School recently hosted the exhibit “Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945.” On loan from the Simon Wiesenthal...
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