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REGISTER NOW: ITO announces themes for annual Summer Day Camp

Nathaniel Martinez April 2, 2026

UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026

Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026

Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026

Dr. Bean: A moment to reflect — and a look ahead

Stefan Bean March 30, 2026

Weekly roundup: Students and Marines team up for a clean-up, Irvine is the most desired UC campus, and more

Ian Hanigan February 15, 2019

Selecting a date with numeric significance, more than two dozen Irvine middle schoolers teamed up with local Marines this week...

OCDE partners with Vanguard University on human trafficking conference

Ian Hanigan February 14, 2019

A two-day conference hosted by Vanguard University in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education will bring together national...

students stand inside classroom around a teacher

Three OC continuation schools named among state’s best

Fermin Leal February 13, 2019

The state Department of Education has named Brea Canyon High School in the Brea Olinda Unified School District, Serra High School in Capistrano Unified and Marie Hare High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District as Model Continuation High...

Dr. Sonia Llamas, assistant superintendent in the Santa Ana Unified School District, holds her award

Six earn honors through OCDE’s counselor recognition awards program

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2019

Four exemplary school counselors and a pair of educational leaders have been honored through OCDE’s Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate...

students from the woodbridge high academic decathlon team

Woodbridge High three-peats as OC Academic Decathlon champion

Fermin Leal February 12, 2019

Woodbridge High School won its third straight Orange County Academic Decathlon crown, earning an automatic bid to the California Academic...

All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019

After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same calendar. The district’s Board of Education recently approved shifting Thomas Edison, Horace Mann and Ponderosa elementary schools to the traditional...

Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more

Fermin Leal February 8, 2019

About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...

Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019

Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life...

students pose for a photo inside a classroom

Full-day kindergarten coming to all Saddleback Valley Unified elementary schools

Fermin Leal February 6, 2019

Add Saddleback Valley Unified School District to those moving to a full day of kindergarten at all of its district elementary schools. District leaders recently announced that all 24 elementary schools will adopt the longer instructional day in all kindergarten...

New partnership will allow some Garden Grove Unified high school students to enroll in college courses

Fermin Leal February 5, 2019

The Garden Grove Unified School District, the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Santa Ana College will partner to create...