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Five OC students shine a light on Japanese American artist with award-winning documentary

Nathaniel Martinez September 22, 2026

What parents should know about e-bikes and youth safety in Orange County

Ian Hanigan September 22, 2026

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

Ian Hanigan September 21, 2026

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

Skyview student wins honor for anti-alcohol artwork

Fermin Leal January 21, 2020

Camrie Gurule, a student in OCDE’s ACCESS Skyview School, recently won the top prize in a contest organized by the...

Chalk drawing that says, "The Earth without ART is just "eh."

La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020

The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary...

Garden Grove’s Latinos Unidos Conference prepares young leaders for success

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020

More than 300 students recently attended the Garden Grove Unified School District’s seventh annual Latino Unidos Conference on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. Organized by district-level Latinos Unidos student board members, the Jan. 11 event provided leadership training to...

Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more

Fermin Leal January 17, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...

VIDEO: OCDE students surprised with gifts from SoCal Helpful Honda program

Greg Lammers January 16, 2020

Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosted at University High School received a pre-game surprise as they...

Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate

Ian Hanigan January 16, 2020

The disturbing images generated headlines across the country. In one photo, Orange County teenagers were seen mimicking a Nazi salute next to red cups arranged to form a swastika. A separate video, surfacing months later, showed students from another district...

UCI to break down the physics of superheroes during presentation for K-12 students

Ian Hanigan January 15, 2020

UCI’s School of Physical Sciences will host its annual physics show and lecture for K-12 students on Saturday, Feb. 1....

Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2020

January arguably marked the start of a new decade. It also ushered in academic event season. Over the next five months,...

Anaheim Elementary School District targets e-cigarette manufacturer Juul in lawsuit

Fermin Leal January 13, 2020

The Anaheim Elementary School District has joined the Los Angeles Unified School District and the San Diego Unified School District in a lawsuit against Juul Labs, Inc., the leading e-cigarette manufacturer. The lawsuit alleges that Juul is negligently damaging the...

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Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

Ian Hanigan January 10, 2020

A state program that seeks to address California’s teacher shortage by training school employees to become classroom teachers appears to...