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Trustee Alva Alvarez, Assistant Superintendent Dena Melland, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Yadira Moreno, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jack Kochanowicz, Board President Jackie Filbeck, Superintendent Jesús Chavarria and Assistant Superintendent Matthew Slusser pose with an Angels Adopt-A-School banner at Gauer Elementary School in Anaheim.

Weekly roundup: Los Angeles Angels bring Adopt-A-School program to Gauer Elementary in Anaheim, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 10, 2026
Aerial view of the Mendez Freedom Trail running alongside Hoover Street in Westminster, featuring a protected bikeway and landscaped path.

Mendez Freedom Trail brings landmark desegregation case to life for OC students

Ian Hanigan April 10, 2026
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
A photo of Orange County teachers

Know a top teacher or school employee? Nominate them for Parenting OC’s Top Teachers of Orange County Awards

Ian Hanigan December 3, 2018
The nomination window is open for Parenting OC’s 2019 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards, and this year the magazine...

Mobile planetarium comes to Oak View Elementary School

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
Commercial space travel may still be a few years away, but the students of Oak View Elementary School got the...
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Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that 89.2 percent of the OC students who started high school in 2014 received their diplomas four years later. Last year’s...
OCDE staff receiving award

OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been...
Fullerton Joint Union High School District trustees Bob Singer and Bob Hathaway

OC district honors two retiring trustees with a combined 71 years of service

Ian Hanigan November 28, 2018
It’s not too often that a school district says goodbye to a board member who’s served more than three decades....
students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

VIDEO: Schools’ career training programs spotlighted at annual OC Pathways Showcase

Fermin Leal November 27, 2018
Alex Hernandez spent much of his four years at Los Alamitos High School learning skills that will help him save lives. As part of his school’s Emergency Medical Responders Pathway, Hernandez studied patient assessment, triage, first aid and emergency responsibilities....
A group shot of students, educators and law enforcement representatives

OCDE students team up with local police for exhibition football game

Ian Hanigan November 21, 2018
We’re still reeling from the touchdown-fest that ended with a 54-51 L.A. Rams victory over the Kansas City Chief on...
Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

Edison High School installs Holocaust exhibit from the Simon Wiesenthal Center

Ian Hanigan November 19, 2018
A powerful lesson on the Holocaust has been brought to the campus of Edison High School. The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s...
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Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more

Fermin Leal November 16, 2018
Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school and college student volunteers. The Orange County Register chronicled this week a recent lesson run by the volunteer team from...
two students stand over a table with models of a human skeleton and other medical models

Educators, industry leaders invited to attend fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase on Nov. 27

Ian Hanigan November 14, 2018
There’s still time for educators and industry leaders to be part of the fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase, which will...
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