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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
A note from Dr. Bean

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

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
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Students throughout the U.S., Orange County take part in protests

Fermin Leal March 14, 2018
Students from across the country participated Wednesday in a National School Walkout to protest gun violence. They included an untold...
a female and male student work on a robotic vehicle while both are hunched over it

New dashboard gives parents, community members a view of K-12 STEM courses across OC

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2018
A new website created by OC STEM in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education lets you quickly browse...
Students showcase their National History Day project

Young historians await results of National History Day-Orange County competition

Ian Hanigan March 13, 2018
Showcasing original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits, more than 450 young historians took part in Saturday’s National History Day-Orange County competition hosted by the Orange County Department of Education. Every year, more than half a million students in grades...
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Six questions — and answers — about rights and responsibilities during the National School Walkout

Fermin Leal March 12, 2018
Students nationwide, including many across Orange County, are expected to participate in Wednesday’s National School Walkout to protest gun violence. Although Orange...
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Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more

Fermin Leal March 9, 2018
Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian Victor Bautista was surprised with the new car he received as a special thanks for his...
Students and staff from Ladera Vista Junior High School

Fullerton students advance in national cybersecurity competition

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2018
A group of Fullerton middle schoolers has placed second in a national competition that puts students in the role of cybersecurity experts. Now they’re headed to Maryland for the finals, where they’ll be joined by a pair of teams from a nearby...
speakers discuss how schoools are dealing with school shootings

OC education, government, law enforcement leaders offer candid discussion on school safety

Fermin Leal March 6, 2018
Orange County’s public schools, law enforcement and other government agencies have boosted collaborative efforts in recent years aimed at preventing...
Students working at a campus garden

Inside the Outdoors secures funding for waste education program impacting more than 900,000 students

Ian Hanigan March 6, 2018
Inside the Outdoors, OCDE’s popular environmental education program, has netted a sizable grant to present standards-based lessons on the science of...

C-H-A-M-P: Eighth-grader wins second straight OC Spelling Bee, advances to national competition

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2018
Round by round, they dueled over words like  “intaglio,” “vivace,” “bobbejaan” and “zeitgeber.” When Genevie Nguyen of Irvine Intermediate School in the Garden Grove Unified School District spelled a word flawlessly, eighth-grader ​Winston Zuo of Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim...
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Weekly roundup: Girls Engineering Day in Anaheim, Chinese New Year, new social-emotional learning guidelines and more

Ian Hanigan March 2, 2018
More than 120 middle and high school girls built bridges out of plastic straws, designed roadways, learned about watersheds and...
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