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Los Alamitos Unified School District students greeted their peers onto campus with welcoming signs to celebrate Start With Hello Week.

Los Alamitos Unified students build connections during Start With Hello Week

Madeline Gray September 25, 2026
Westminster High School Principal Amy Sabol joins students during the Giving Farm’s annual watermelon harvest.

Weekly roundup: Westminster High students harvest watermelons for OC Food Bank, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 25, 2026
Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean, center, joins OCDE staff and the 2026 Orange County Counselors and Advocates of the Year at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 4.

OCDE seeks presenters, award nominees for 2027 OC Counselor Symposium

Vicky Nguyen September 24, 2026
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Five OC students shine a light on Japanese American artist with award-winning documentary

Nathaniel Martinez September 22, 2026
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What parents should know about e-bikes and youth safety in Orange County

Ian Hanigan September 22, 2026
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Newhart Middle School student leaders take aim at the rise in vaping among youth

Ian Hanigan July 11, 2018
This year, a group of student leaders from Newhart Middle School in Capistrano Unified took it upon themselves to tackle a...
Students on computers participating in online gaming

Following successful first season, Orange County’s e-sports league is ready to go national

Ian Hanigan July 9, 2018
Orange County’s high school e-sports league is leveling up. After a successful pilot season that crowned a Fountain Valley High...
Three high school culinary students with trophy

Teen chefs from Valley High School in Santa Ana win fifth national championship

Ian Hanigan July 6, 2018
For the fifth time in seven years, a team of student chefs from Santa Ana has earned first place in a national competition designed to promote tasty and nutritious school meals. Wendy Castanon, Miguel Hernandez and Fernanda Nevarez of Valley...
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Podcast featuring OCDE explains the state’s system for assisting underperforming districts

Ian Hanigan July 5, 2018
Last year, state officials deployed the new California School Dashboard, giving parents, educators and the community a comprehensive and user-friendly look...
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VIDEO: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy helps young adults move forward

Ian Hanigan July 3, 2018
“Move Foward.” That’s the slogan recently adopted by OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy, which was founded nearly three years with a...
Educators in a warehouse

Educators look to bring human-centered design thinking into the classroom

Ian Hanigan July 2, 2018
In a vast workshop stocked with virtually every tool and raw material imaginable, a team of educators from El Modena High in Orange huddled around scraps of metal, discussing how to make bottle openers. Not far away, Milissa Roberts, a...
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Weekly roundup: A landmark SCOTUS decision, summer learning tips, perfect attendance records and more

Ian Hanigan June 29, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court this week issued its long-awaited decision in a case impacting public employee unions, including those that...
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Are your children looking to cool off this summer? Here are six tips for safe pool play

Fermin Leal June 27, 2018
As the temperatures rise and children on summer break look for fun activities, splashing and swimming in pools seems like...
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Video: Students showcase STEM skills at OC Maker Challenge

Fermin Leal June 22, 2018
A year-long competition testing students’ ability to design and engineer products that can help address real-world problems culminated recently with the 2017-18 ocMaker Challenge. Teams of students from dozens of schools across Orange County showcased STEM-based designs that promoted creativity and innovation on May...
Zane Pert and his National History Day project

Two OC projects named finalists at culminating National History Day event

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2018
Two projects from Orange County were named finalists at this year’s National History Day showdown in Maryland. The 2018 National...
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