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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
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Gov. Brown: State to fully fund education initiatives thanks to expected $7.5 billion revenue ‘windfall’

Fermin Leal January 10, 2018
California will provide an additional $2.6 billion revenue to public education in the upcoming school year, Gov. Jerry Brown revealed...
Students from the Blue team at Venado Middle School

Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program advance in Gallaudet University’s ‘Battle of the Books’

Ian Hanigan January 8, 2018
Two teams from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Venado Middle School in Irvine recently made it to...
New Kiosk for Fullerton Arboretum

Weekly roundup: Students construct arboretum visitor booth, Savanna High may get help redesigning mascot, and more

Ian Hanigan January 5, 2018
Students from Brea Olinda High School’s Building Industry Technology Academy were recently tasked with designing and building a new volunteer booth to welcome visitors at the Fullerton Arboretum. Suffice to say, they did not disappoint. According to the Orange County Register,...
students eating lunch in school cafeteria

New 2018 education laws include ending ‘meal shaming’

Fermin Leal January 3, 2018
It’s the start of a new calendar year, and with that comes a batch of state laws affecting Orange County’s...
OCDE sign

OCDE fair to showcase state-approved history and social science instructional materials

Ian Hanigan January 2, 2018
Local history and social science educators may want to mark their calendars: OCDE will host a History-Social Science Instructional Materials...
Vincent Saporito of College View Elementary School

Year in review: Solar eclipse offers STEM lesson, music video inspires bravery, and more

Fermin Leal December 28, 2017
As 2017 winds down, we’re taking a look back at some of our biggest news stories in this past year. It was a year filled with honors and accolades for teachers, students and schools. It also saw the introduction of...
science classroom filled with high school students

Season of giving can continue if you want to help teachers fund classroom projects

Fermin Leal December 27, 2017
The holiday season might be winding down, but you still have to opportunity to give especially if you want to...
Jillian Johnson-Sharp

Promoting career technical education for all students, OCDE administrator earns state and national honors

Ian Hanigan December 25, 2017
Jillian Johnson-Sharp wants to clear up any lingering misconceptions about career technical education, also known as CTE. Enrollment in these...
news, education news

Weekly roundup: Students build prosthetic hands for children, Femineers engaged in STEM and more

Fermin Leal December 22, 2017
Students at St. Mary’s School in Aliso Viejo are already making a meaningful impact across the globe with their work at school. Every eighth-grader who attends the K-8 private school participates in a project that uses 3D printers to create...
Pioneer Middle School students with their crossing guard

In the news: Pioneer Middle School students reciprocate kindness of local crossing guard

Ian Hanigan December 19, 2017
You tend to see an uptick in stories about kindness this time of year. But this recent article in the...
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