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Let’s look back at some of the OCDE Newsroom stories of 2025

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2025
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Not just a green button: An inside look at OCDE’s Print Shop

Nathaniel Martinez December 22, 2025
Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
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New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
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Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program advance in ‘Battle of the Books’ showdown

Ian Hanigan January 23, 2017
Three students from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Venado Middle School in Irvine have advanced to the...
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Weekly roundup: OC students at the inauguration, giving back on MLK Day, Sunny Hills’ new aquatics facility and more

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2017
It’s Friday, Jan. 20, and we’ve got another batch of education stories from the week. A number of Orange County...
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#kindness1billion: A look at the acts of kindness you’ve shared (so far) in 2017

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2017
The kind acts keep coming in 2017. Since OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign in May, more than 1.1 million good deeds have been registered at kindness1billion.org and on social media accompanied by the hashtag kindness1billion. That’s a pretty big...
Five local leaders including OCDE Associate Superintendent Nina Boyd were recognized on Jan. 14 as the 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Women of Distinction for Orange County.

OCDE associate superintendent named a 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Woman of Distinction for OC

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2017
OCDE’s Nina Boyd, who serves as associate superintendent of Community and Student Support Services, has been honored by the O.C....
Nicole Lewis

VIDEO: OC Pathways helps students like Angelica pursue STEM careers

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2017
Before the winter break, OC Pathways celebrated its second year of equipping Orange County students for college and career success...
Students from Irvine at the nature preserve

Inside the Outdoors gives back to the community during MLK Day service events

Ian Hanigan January 17, 2017
Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program once again honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by engaging in community service over the extended weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 14, more than 100 volunteers from local schools and representatives...
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In the news: OC schools leverage mindfulness techniques to help students manage stress

Ian Hanigan January 17, 2017
Leveraging breathing and relaxation techniques in schools has been a topic of growing interest lately — evidenced by this KPCC...
Students on a beach in Normandy, France

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 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, was appointed by La Habra’s Board of Education on Jan. 12 following an extensive...
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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...
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