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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
Michael Matsuda

Anaheim Union superintendent earns statewide honor for expanding civic education

Ian Hanigan March 29, 2018
The California Council for the Social Studies has recognized Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda for his work...
Manuel Colón

Association of California School Administrators honors three educational leaders from OC

Ian Hanigan March 28, 2018
Three Orange County educators have been tapped for state honors by the Association of California School Administrators through its annual...
Girls smiling in front of computers

Garden Grove’s Heritage Elementary to become a computer science academy in 2018-19

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2018
Garden Grove Unified has partnered with a company called Code to the Future to transform one of its elementary campuses into the district’s first-ever computer science academy. Beginning in 2018-19, all students who attend Heritage Elementary School will be part...
Alexis Rangell-Onwuegbuzia at the California Poetry Out Loud State Finals

Local high school senior wins California’s Poetry Out Loud competition

Ian Hanigan March 26, 2018
An Orange County student has won a state competition that connects young people to poetry through memorization and performance. Alexis...
Orange County students at the California Academic Decathlon

OC teams battle it out at the California Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan March 25, 2018
El Camino Real Charter High School has won the 2018 California Academic Decathlon. The Woodland Hills campus in the Los...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: Students investigate simulated crime in CSI program, Academic Decathlon team prepares for state final, and more

Fermin Leal March 23, 2018
Twenty students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach spent an afternoon this week aboard the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim ship in Dan Point Harbor as they worked to solve a crime. The staged scenario, called “Roanoke Murder and the Lost Colony,”...
Students at a robotics competition

Robots compete in sumo, soccer and an obstacle course at La Habra City School District competition

Ian Hanigan March 22, 2018
The La Habra City School District held its second annual Robot Rally this week, drawing more than 80 tech-savvy students...
students stands in front of her model of a cathedral

SLIDESHOW: Expo showcases the work of students in OCDE’s independent study program

Ian Hanigan March 21, 2018
A third-grader demonstrated the principles of animation using a zoetrope. An eighth-grader created an intricate Lego model of the Cassini–Huygens...
An image of the Discovery Cube in Santa Ana

Magnet elementary school in Brea partners with Discovery Cube Orange County

Ian Hanigan March 20, 2018
Brea Olinda Unified’s first and only magnet school has entered into a new partnership with Discovery Cube Orange County that’s already providing unique opportunities for students and educators. District officials say teachers and other staff members at Laurel Magnet School of...

OC’s Academic Decathlon champions set high goals for state tournament

Fermin Leal March 18, 2018
Each member of this year’s Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team believes there’s plenty of room for improvement, even after winning...
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