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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
Participants from the National History Day-California competition

Orange County will be represented at the National History Day competition in Maryland

Ian Hanigan May 16, 2017
With big wins at the state level, five National History Day projects created by eight Orange County students are set...
Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans presents Luis Diaz and Teacher Leader James Oveson with competition awards.

Local students earn honors in state competitions for aspiring educators

Ian Hanigan May 15, 2017
High school students from Anaheim and Santa Ana have taken the top spots in three competitions held by Educators Rising...
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Weekly roundup: A revised state budget proposal, a groundbreaking in Capo USD, dental services and more

Ian Hanigan May 12, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his latest spending proposal this week, calling for an increase in funding for California’s public schools and community colleges. The governor’s May Revise outlined $74.6 billion in K-14 expenditures for the 2017-18 school year, or $1.1 billion more than...
PAL students from Talbert Middle School

PAL programs and advisors honored for promoting innovative strategies to engage students

Ian Hanigan May 12, 2017
Four school-based Peer Assistance Leadership programs and two advisors have been honored by the Orange County Department of Education for...
money in education jar

Gov. Brown’s latest budget proposal adds $1.4 billion for schools

Fermin Leal May 11, 2017
California’s public K-12 schools and community colleges could receive $74.6 billion in state funding for the 2017-18 school year, $1.1...
students in classroom testing

Khan Academy’s SAT prep helping students improve scores, study finds

Fermin Leal May 11, 2017
Students participating in Khan Academy’s free SAT Practice program are more likely to earn higher scores when they take the actual college entrance exam, according to a new study. Khan Academy and the College Board, the SAT’s publisher, recently released...
A student holds his project during the ocMaker Challenge

The ocMaker Challenge gives students chance to solve real-world problems

Fermin Leal May 9, 2017
More than 150 teams from Orange County middle schools, high schools and community colleges will participate Friday and Saturday in...
Booths at Fourth District PTA's 2016 Spring Training and Exhibitor Fair

Fourth District PTA’s spring fair aims to empower members

Fermin Leal May 9, 2017
PTA parents across Orange County hoping to learn more about collaborating among the different local chapters, advocating for arts and...
Aki Munemitsu and Sylvia Mendez

The Deeper Learning Podcast | Aki’s Story: On Relocation and Resilience

Ian Hanigan May 8, 2017
Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Feb. 19, 1942, authorizing the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. In this edition of The Deeper Learning Podcast, we take a look at how this order connected...

CHEP student is the youngest ever to be named Woman of the Year for assembly district

Ian Hanigan May 8, 2017
Liliana Hernandez is an eighth-grader enrolled in OCDE’s Community Home Education Program. She’s also a Girl Scout, an amateur rocketeer...
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