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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
Laboratory technician Tony Figueroa helps El Toro High student Mason Maragon work design an experiment to test the integrity of a pad lock.

OC high school students learning job skills from industry pros through summer internships

Fermin Leal August 1, 2017
Mason Naragon, an incoming senior at El Toro High, landed an internship this summer working alongside engineers and manufactures at...
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Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more

Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017
Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
Attendees at the 2017 National MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Two-day conference showcases framework of academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports

Ian Hanigan July 26, 2017
About 1,000 educators from California and beyond have gathered in Costa Mesa this week to learn more about establishing schoolwide frameworks that integrate academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports to benefit the whole child. The 2017 National MTSS Professional Learning Institute,...
Natalia Abarca

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

Staff reports July 25, 2017
When the OCDE Newsroom needs to translate copy from English to Spanish, we know exactly who to turn to —...
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Governor signs conservation law inspired by Sonora High’s ‘Water Guardians’

Fermin Leal July 24, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a water conservation bill that a group of Sonora High School girls, known...
News print

Weekly roundup: learning English through fun projects, a schools safety conversation and more

Fermin Leal July 21, 2017
Learning English doesn’t have to be just about classrooms and books. A summer camp in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is showing students can also pick up the language through art projects, music, dance and technology. About 420 English learners...
Tom Torlakson (left) and OC Superintendent Al Mijares discuss school safety issues during panel.

School safety panel features state and county leaders, kicks off OC conference

Ian Hanigan July 19, 2017
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares...
Irvine Valley College students Julian Brito, Katrina Dagg and Omid Mohammadi

Irvine Valley College offers working students an after-hours pathway to a business degree

Ian Hanigan July 17, 2017
Irvine Valley College is launching a new degree program designed to work around the busy schedules of its working students....
An engineer exams in a lab a scale model of the Mars Curiosity Rover

OC students learn about careers in space exploration during JPL visit

Fermin Leal July 14, 2017
A group of Orange County high school and college students spent a day this week at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory watching a test drive of a replica of the Mars Curiosity Rover, examining the Mission Control Center, and exploring an...
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Weekly roundup: Trustee area changes, school start dates and more

Staff reports July 14, 2017
The Tustin Unified Board of Education this week approved a new district map with five distinct trustee areas, putting that...
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