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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
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...
Typewriter

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...
South Junior High

Seven OC schools honored for promoting civics learning

Fermin Leal March 1, 2018
Seven Orange County schools have been recognized by the California Courts system for their efforts to engage students in civic...
Students on computers participating in online gaming

OC students honing teamwork, problem-solving, communication skills in new e-sports league

Fermin Leal February 28, 2018
Each of the five team members had their assignment. Two flanked the enemy from opposite sides. One served as a decoy. And the other two marched straight in for a direct attack. The melee lasted for close to 20 minutes....
classroom instruction

Find out which OC school districts made the College Board’s eighth annual AP District Honor Roll

Ian Hanigan February 27, 2018
Five local school districts have been named to the College Board’s eighth annual AP District Honor Roll. Capistrano, Garden Grove,...
Kindness posters at Fisler Elementary School

#kindness1billion: Good deeds add up for kindergarteners at Fullerton’s Fisler School

Ian Hanigan February 26, 2018
A kindergarten teacher from Fisler School in Fullerton found a clever way to tie kindness to California’s math standards. At...
News chalkboard graphic

Weekly roundup: Students learn to follow the food chain, research program honors fallen WWII heroes, and more

Fermin Leal February 23, 2018
Orange high school students are learning through hands-on experience about food production through the new Youth Food Literacy Program. The Orange County Register chronicled how 13 juniors and seniors from El Modena and Orange high schools are participating in the program...

Foundation carries on doctor’s dream to assist young athletes in Santa Ana

Ian Hanigan February 21, 2018
Dr. Kevin Armstrong built a life around his passion for community service and his love of sports. A graduate of Princeton...
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