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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
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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
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Free esports webinar for parents, educators will look at the benefits of competitive gaming

Ian Hanigan October 26, 2018
The North America Scholastic Esports Federation, which began as an Orange County league, is hosting a free webinar next week...
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Can you guess how much OC schools received from the lottery last year?

Fermin Leal October 24, 2018
The amount Orange County school districts generate from the lottery might not amount to Mega Millions, but they do receive...
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Weekly roundup: Dodgeball tourney nets cash for schools, OC students participate in ShakeOut, and more

Fermin Leal October 19, 2018
More than 400 players, including students from Laguna Beach area elementary, middle and high schools, competed in an annual dodgeball tournament this week to help raise money for local schools. The Orange County Register reported that the the popular event...
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Mijares: Orange County students are making a difference through kindness

Al Mijares October 18, 2018
In December 2016, sixth-grade teacher Mandy Kelly asked her class at Trabuco Mesa Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified...
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Are you ready for a big quake? OC schools to prepare with the Great California ShakeOut

Fermin Leal October 17, 2018
Scores of students, teachers and other school staff will drop, cover and hold Thursday as part of the Great California ShakeOut....
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Orange Unified provided SAT, PSAT to 8,000 high school students

Fermin Leal October 16, 2018
As part of a growing statewide effort to have more students take the SAT and PSAT, the Orange Unified School District provided the exams at no cost to about 8,000 students earlier this month. This is the third straight year...
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Weekly roundup: OCC to build on-campus housing, local students spread kindness, and more

Ian Hanigan October 12, 2018
In a region increasingly defined by high housing costs, Orange Coast College is poised to become the first community college...
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Q&A: OCDE’s Project GLAD trains educators to build literacy and language skills

Ian Hanigan October 11, 2018
This week, nearly 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators are engaging in in-depth conversations about language acquisition and multiliteracy at...
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Updated 2018 state bill tracker: Education laws that will impact OC schools

Fermin Leal October 10, 2018
(A previous version of this post ran in September. This version has been updated with new information.) Gov. Jerry Brown has been busy over these past few weeks signing dozens bills into new state laws. They include several related to...
Laboratory technician Tony Figueroa helps El Toro High student Mason Maragon work design an experiment to test the integrity of a pad lock.

OC Pathways recognized for work helping train students for college, careers

Fermin Leal October 9, 2018
OC Pathways has been nominated for the eighth annual Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet Awards by the Orange County...
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