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Trustee Alva Alvarez, Assistant Superintendent Dena Melland, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Yadira Moreno, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jack Kochanowicz, Board President Jackie Filbeck, Superintendent Jesús Chavarria and Assistant Superintendent Matthew Slusser pose with an Angels Adopt-A-School banner at Gauer Elementary School in Anaheim.

Weekly roundup: Los Angeles Angels bring Adopt-A-School program to Gauer Elementary in Anaheim, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 10, 2026

Aerial view of the Mendez Freedom Trail running alongside Hoover Street in Westminster, featuring a protected bikeway and landscaped path.

Mendez Freedom Trail brings landmark desegregation case to life for OC students

Ian Hanigan April 10, 2026

Two volunteers take part in a habitat restoration event hosted by OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program, helping remove invasive plants and support native ecosystems at a regional park.

Inside the Outdoors to host Earth Day volunteer event at Fairview Park

Vicky Nguyen April 8, 2026

Representatives from the Orange County Registrar of Voters share voter registration information with students at Loara High School in the Anaheim Union High School District on March 12.

High School Voter Education Weeks return this April across state

Vicky Nguyen April 7, 2026

A student listens during a session at the AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference at Pomona College.

Weekly roundup: OCDE partners with Pomona College to host AVID leadership conference for ninth graders, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 3, 2026

OCDE seeks applications for grants to help implement academic and behavioral supports

Ian Hanigan February 15, 2017

The Orange County Department of Education is accepting applications from school districts, charter schools and county offices of education for training...

Four Nicolas Junior High School seventh- and eighth-graders who recently earned honorable mention in the Congressional App Challenge

Nicolas Junior High School students honored for building smartphone app

Ian Hanigan February 14, 2017

Their initial task? To come up with an innovative concept for a smartphone app. But a team of middle school girls...

Woodbridge High School's Academic Decathlon team

Woodbridge High team earns top honors at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017

Irvine’s Woodbridge High School has punched its ticket to the California Academic Decathlon in March with an impressive win in this year’s Orange County Academic Decathlon. Rounding out a raucous awards ceremony Friday night at Santa Ana High School’s Bill Medley...

An image of paper in a typewriter with the words "Orange County Education News"

Weekly roundup: OC music teacher honored, young violinist gets a big stage and more

Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017

This week, we learned that Tesoro High School music teacher Keith Hancock will get to attend this year’s Grammy Awards after...

And the Music Educator Award goes to … Keith Hancock of Tesoro High School

Ian Hanigan February 8, 2017

Choral music teacher Keith Hancock of Tesoro High School has emerged from 3,300 nominees to win the 2017 Music Educator Award presented...

A mother and daughter are greeted at OCDE's Child Care Services program

VIDEO: OCDE’s Child Care Services program helps parents subsidize cost of care

Ian Hanigan February 8, 2017

Need help caring for your child while you’re at work or school? Among the many services offered by OCDE, the department’s Child Care Services program helps subsidize child care payments for eligible Orange County families. The program is funded by...

State program reimburses groups that provide meals to low-income students

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2017

The application window is open for California’s Summer Food Service Program, which reimburses organizations that offer free meals to low-income...

Weekly roundup: A landmark court case remembered, Newport-Mesa talks term limits and more

Ian Hanigan February 3, 2017

It’s Friday, Feb. 3, which is welcome news if your name is Phil Connors. And for everyone else, here’s our weekly roundup...

Community Home Education Program library

VIDEO: OCDE program provides parents with the tools to educate their children at home

Ian Hanigan February 2, 2017

If you’re not familiar with OCDE’s Community Home Education Program, it bundles an array of resources designed to help parents who choose to educate their children at home. CHEP dates back to 1988 and currently serves about 600 Orange County students from transitional...

Mijares: Di sản của một vụ kiện quan trọng tiếp tục tồn tại sau bẩy mươi năm.

Ian Hanigan January 31, 2017

Vào năm 1943, Gonzalo và Felicitas Mendez đã làm điều mà nhiều gia đình ở Quận Cam vẫn làm hàng...