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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
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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
California State Capitol Building

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...
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...
Teacher Mandy Kelly and her students

For one OC class, an assignment on kindness turns into a kindness movement

Ian Hanigan October 8, 2018
It began with a simple classroom assignment: Perform one random act of kindness every day for a month, and write it down. But by the end of December 2016, the sixth-graders in Mandy Kelly’s class at Trabuco Mesa Elementary School...
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Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach High promotes voter registration drive, OC test scores remain steady, and more

Fermin Leal October 5, 2018
With election day just one month away, the effort to register more young people to vote continues to be a...
Portrait of Analee Kredel

OCDE’s new special ed chief brings strong vision for continuing success of schools and programs

Ian Hanigan October 3, 2018
The Orange County Department of Education has tapped Analee Kredel as its newest chief of Special Education Services. Kredel, who...
An image of young students using desktop computers

OC students continue steady progress in latest performance assessments

Fermin Leal October 2, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, Orange County students outpaced their peers statewide on math and English standardized tests, according to figures released today. Overall, local scores from the 2018 Smarter Balanced Assessments improved at nearly every grade level by one...
students holding ballons stand in front of their school

OC campus wins prestigious National Blue Ribbon award

Fermin Leal October 1, 2018
Golden Elementary in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, was awarded Monday a 2018 National Blue Ribbon, the country’s top prize...
globe of earth with two flags in front of it

Conference highlights the growing demand for school interpreters, translators

Fermin Leal October 1, 2018
As the population continues to become increasingly diverse, school interpreters and translators now play a more vital role in helping...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: H.B. district implements federal security assessment, Saddleback College turns 50, and more

Ian Hanigan September 28, 2018
At a news conference this week, the Huntington Beach City School District announced that it’s adopted a robust security assessment developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. According to the Daily Pilot, the 7,000-student district is the first in...
students sit in front of monitors competing in online gaming

North America Scholastic Esports Federation announces new game for fall tournament

Ian Hanigan September 27, 2018
In the inaugural season of Orange County’s esports league, local high schoolers battled it out weekly in the online action-strategy game...
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