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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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Educators, experts gather at OCDE summit focused on dyslexia

Fermin Leal January 30, 2018
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Three OC campuses earn spots on state’s list of model middle schools

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2018
Three Orange County campuses have earned their way onto a list of California’s top-performing middle schools. Hilton D. Bell Intermediate...
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Global School Play Day seeks to spotlight the importance of unstructured playtime

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2018
Scott Bedley has a simple suggestion for kids, and it’s one to which they probably won’t object: Play more. Bedley, an Irvine elementary school teacher and a 2014 Orange County Teacher of the Year, is among a half-dozen educators from...
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OCDE promotes music, arts education at NAMM convention

Fermin Leal January 26, 2018
This weekend’s NAMM convention, an annual gathering for music industry professionals, featured exhibits on the latest music gear, a few...
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Weekly roundup: Segerstrom students visit Virgin Galactic site, schools take on Kindness Challenge, and more

Fermin Leal January 26, 2018
A group of students from Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana recently toured Virgin Galactic’s facilities and hangar where the...
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6th-grader’s ‘Tiger Truck’ design wins law enforcement competition

Fermin Leal January 24, 2018
Sixth-grader Jazmine Alvarado believes a tiger symbolizes strength, strong character and fearlessness — the perfect characteristics for a truck driven by law enforcement officials to discourage kids from joining gangs and educate them about strong values. Jazmine’s “Tiger Truck” design...
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Fifty years later, OC superintendent’s vision of ‘a decathlon of studies’ is bigger than ever

Ian Hanigan January 23, 2018
Believe it or not, this year marks the 50th anniversary of that 10-event scholarly showdown known as the Academic Decathlon....
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Two OCDE teachers named among the 25 best by Parenting OC magazine

Fermin Leal January 22, 2018
Two Orange County Department of Education educators were named finalists for Parenting OC’s 2018 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards....
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Weekly roundup: An earlier start date for Los Al students, The Deeper Learning Podcast, and more

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2018
Joining a number of other local districts that have moved up their start dates, Los Alamitos Unified will welcome back students from their summer vacations on Aug. 8 this year, the Orange County Register reports. The altered schedule provides an...
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The Deeper Learning Podcast | ‘Exploring Kindness’ with Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2018
Why have societies historically valued kindness? How can positive interactions with others impact our physiology? Why do we keep needing...
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