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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
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Local student, accompanied by her teacher, to embark on historical journey as Normandy scholar

Ian Hanigan January 16, 2017
A high school student and a teacher from Irvine will spend the months ahead extensively researching the story of a local World...
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La Habra City School District lands a new superintendent

Ian Hanigan January 13, 2017
The La Habra City School District has announced its next superintendent. Dr. Joanne Culverhouse, currently an assistant superintendent with the...
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Weekly roundup: A state budget plan, La Habra’s next superintendent, SCOTUS weighs special ed and more

Ian Hanigan January 13, 2017
It’s Friday the 13th, and you’re in luck — we’ve got another weekly roundup. Here are a few of the stories we’ve been tracking: The La Habra City School District has tapped a top administrator in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District...
Pacific Coast High School's mock trial team at the board meeting

In the news: The secret’s out on OCDE’s Pacific Coast High School

Ian Hanigan January 12, 2017
Last month, we followed the incredible run of Pacific Coast High School’s mock trial team, which reached the county finals...
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State board approves final pieces of its new school accountability system

Ian Hanigan January 11, 2017
The state’s new school accountability and improvement system now has a timeframe for its public debut — and an official...
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OCDE mindfulness training project prepares teachers to be role models of stress management

Staff reports January 10, 2017
Imagine a classroom where students are not only taught the academic curriculum, but one in which students are taught social and emotional learning skills, like breathing exercises to decrease stress, that will also prepare them for college and career success. OCDE’s Resilient Mindful Learner...
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Weekly roundup: Kind wrestling, classified to credentialed, student scientist and more

Staff reports January 6, 2017
It’s a brand new year, so why not a brand new title for our weekly post of Orange County education...
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Sealed and delivered: Garden Grove’s Cook Elementary School celebrates its National Blue Ribbon

Ian Hanigan January 6, 2017
Fifth-grader Tommy Nguyen will tell you that A.J. Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove is a special place — and...
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OCDE earns state grant to help classified employees become credentialed teachers

Ian Hanigan January 5, 2017
Here’s one way California is responding to a statewide teacher shortage: OCDE and two dozen other agencies have been awarded grants to help classified school employees pursue their teaching credentials. The California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program, established by...
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In the news: Brea Olinda High wrestler demonstrates kindness after controversial call

Ian Hanigan January 3, 2017
Competitive wrestling and kindness don’t generally go hand in hand. So this Orange County Register story caught our attention. It’s about a Brea Olinda...
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