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Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
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
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Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
OCDE staff receiving award

OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been...
Fullerton Joint Union High School District trustees Bob Singer and Bob Hathaway

OC district honors two retiring trustees with a combined 71 years of service

Ian Hanigan November 28, 2018
It’s not too often that a school district says goodbye to a board member who’s served more than three decades. And it’s all the more rare to bid farewell to two trustees who have each logged 30-plus years on the...
students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

VIDEO: Schools’ career training programs spotlighted at annual OC Pathways Showcase

Fermin Leal November 27, 2018
Alex Hernandez spent much of his four years at Los Alamitos High School learning skills that will help him save...
A group shot of students, educators and law enforcement representatives

OCDE students team up with local police for exhibition football game

Ian Hanigan November 21, 2018
We’re still reeling from the touchdown-fest that ended with a 54-51 L.A. Rams victory over the Kansas City Chief on...
Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

Edison High School installs Holocaust exhibit from the Simon Wiesenthal Center

Ian Hanigan November 19, 2018
A powerful lesson on the Holocaust has been brought to the campus of Edison High School. The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “The Courage to Remember” traveling exhibit, which serves as a tribute to the six million Jews — and millions more...
Education News title card

Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more

Fermin Leal November 16, 2018
Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school...
two students stand over a table with models of a human skeleton and other medical models

Educators, industry leaders invited to attend fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase on Nov. 27

Ian Hanigan November 14, 2018
There’s still time for educators and industry leaders to be part of the fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase, which will...
rocket launches into space

Irvine students’ STEM lesson involves launching satellite into outer space

Fermin Leal November 14, 2018
A team of students from six high schools in Irvine Unified and one in Tustin Unified have worked to successfully launch a satellite into outer space. On Sunday, the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program, comprised of students from Irvine, Northwood, Portola, University, Woodbridge...
students and adults hold up art project

Two OC schools win national recognition for arts education

Fermin Leal November 13, 2018
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and Orange County School of the Arts have been named Exemplary Schools...
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