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Los Alamitos Unified School District students greeted their peers onto campus with welcoming signs to celebrate Start With Hello Week.

Los Alamitos Unified students build connections during Start With Hello Week

Madeline Gray September 25, 2026
Westminster High School Principal Amy Sabol joins students during the Giving Farm’s annual watermelon harvest.

Weekly roundup: Westminster High students harvest watermelons for OC Food Bank, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 25, 2026
Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean, center, joins OCDE staff and the 2026 Orange County Counselors and Advocates of the Year at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 4.

OCDE seeks presenters, award nominees for 2027 OC Counselor Symposium

Vicky Nguyen September 24, 2026
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Five OC students shine a light on Japanese American artist with award-winning documentary

Nathaniel Martinez September 22, 2026
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What parents should know about e-bikes and youth safety in Orange County

Ian Hanigan September 22, 2026

Ensuring success of all students the theme of three-day MTSS conference

Fermin Leal July 30, 2019
More than 3,000 educators from throughout California are gathering this week for a conference aimed at sharing practices that support...
Educators outside with U.S., German and Canadian flags

OC teacher finds innovative practices, common purpose during tour of German schools

Ian Hanigan July 29, 2019
It might not be business card-official, but we’ll go ahead and call Gina Whitcomb our international education correspondent. In 2017,...
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Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more

Fermin Leal July 26, 2019
Harrison Duran, a graduate of Fullerton Union High School, recently found the partial skull of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops. Duran, a current biology student at UC Merced, saw the base of a horn piercing into the ground of the North...
Long Beach Convention and Events Center

Can’t attend the 2019 California MTSS institute? Here’s how to watch the keynotes live

Ian Hanigan July 25, 2019
Thousands of educators and school-based professionals will gather for three days in Long Beach next week to discuss practices that...
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Here are the start dates for every OC school district

Fermin Leal July 24, 2019
The start of the new school year is just a couple weeks away for a handful of Orange County school...
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6 ways to keep your kids safe online

Fermin Leal July 23, 2019
Technology can provide children with new opportunities to learn and connect that can help them improve their quality of life and allow them to better contribute to society. But technology, especially social media and other online tools, has the potential...
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Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified forms new academy, air quality testing in Huntington Beach, and more

Ian Hanigan July 19, 2019
The Santa Ana Unified School District announced this week that it has combined the Romero Cruz Elementary and Spurgeon Intermediate...
Former California Secretary of Education Dave Long

Educators, law enforcement officials gather in OC for school safety conference

Ian Hanigan July 18, 2019
More than 500 educators, school workers and law enforcement representatives convened in Orange County this week for the 10th annual...
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Student profile: Marisol and fellow cadets get a fresh start at Sunburst Youth Academy

Ian Hanigan July 16, 2019
In our latest OCDE Student Profile, we bring you the story of Marisol, a cadet who recently graduated from the Sunburst Youth Academy. For those who might not have heard it, Sunburst is a community high school for at-risk youth...
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Weekly roundup: Mendez memorial funding approved, Santa Ana Unified launches superintendent search, and more

Fermin Leal July 12, 2019
The Westminster City Council this week approved funding of $450,000 to help build the Mendez Historic Freedom Trail and Monument....
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