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Two volunteers take part in a habitat restoration event hosted by OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program, helping remove invasive plants and support native ecosystems at a regional park.

Inside the Outdoors to host Earth Day volunteer event at Fairview Park

Vicky Nguyen April 8, 2026
Representatives from the Orange County Registrar of Voters share voter registration information with students at Loara High School in the Anaheim Union High School District on March 12.

High School Voter Education Weeks return this April across state

Vicky Nguyen April 7, 2026
A student listens during a session at the AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference at Pomona College.

Weekly roundup: OCDE partners with Pomona College to host AVID leadership conference for ninth graders, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 3, 2026
Inside the Outdoors 2022 Summer Camp

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
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...
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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...
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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 a new Early College High School program at Santiago High School beginning in the 2019-2020 school year. The Early College...
Law enforcement and others at a command post

Glenknoll Elementary closes for one day following Yorba Linda plane crash

Ian Hanigan February 4, 2019
Updated at 4:19 p.m. on Feb. 4: The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District has announced that Glenknoll Elementary School will reopen...
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‘Decathletes’ face off in thrilling final round of OC Academic Decathlon

Fermin Leal February 2, 2019
Inside the Westminster High gymnasium, they waved pom poms, hoisted team flags, chanted cheers and screamed every time their team...
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Weekly roundup: California’s new schools chief, detection dogs in Fullerton, and more

Ian Hanigan February 1, 2019
California’s new superintendent of public instruction was abandoned by his father and lost his mother to cancer at age 6. But Tony Thurmond, 50, says he found success in school through support from his extended family and teachers who believed...
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Tustin Unified to offer full-day kindergarten at every campus

Fermin Leal January 31, 2019
All elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District will provide a full day of kindergarten to every student beginning...
Student writing at a desk

VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2019
There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school’s performance....
Students and staff from the Anaheim Union High School District

Student orators make their points at Project Soapbox speech competition

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2019
Orange County students demonstrated some impressive oratory skills during last month’s Project Soapbox showdown. And one of them has earned a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete at a national contest this summer. Organized by Action Civics CA through the Mikva Challenge,...
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Weekly roundup: MLK inspires Anaheim students’ service projects, volunteers scoop up trash in estuary, and more

Fermin Leal January 25, 2019
Even though it was a school holiday, Anaheim Union High School District students headed to their campus or into the communities...
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