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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

Mijares: Setenta años después, el legado de un proceso judicial histórico sigue vigente

Ian Hanigan January 31, 2017
En 1943, Gonzalo y Felicitas Méndez hicieron lo que muchas familias del condado de Orange hacen cada año,  buscaron matricular...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Seventy years later, the legacy of a landmark court case lives on

Al Mijares January 31, 2017
In 1943, Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez did what many Orange County families do each year — they sought to enroll...
Megan McCall

Pacifica High School student delivers soapbox speech in Washington, D.C.

Ian Hanigan January 30, 2017
A high schooler from Garden Grove recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to deliver a speech in historic Lafayette Square as part of the American Soapbox Initiative. Megan McCall, a senior at Pacifica High School, spoke about the importance of student self-advocacy...
Students at the Academic Decathlon

Weekly roundup: OC Academic Decathlon, the Battle of the Books, virtual enterprises and more

Ian Hanigan January 27, 2017
Beginning tomorrow and continuing the following Saturday, high school teams from throughout the county will convene for the 49th annual Orange...
Students at a dress rehearsal for the OCDE STEM Student Showcase

VIDEO: This year’s OC STEM Student Showcase takes a hands-on — and minds-on — approach

Ian Hanigan January 26, 2017
The OC STEM Student Showcase, featuring some of the county’s top science, technology, engineering and math projects from grades K through 12, will...
Fountain Valley High School students

Fountain Valley High School’s virtual enterprise goes national

Ian Hanigan January 25, 2017
A team of young entrepreneurs from Fountain Valley High School has placed fifth in a state battle of simulated businesses. Now their virtual enterprise will be pitted against others at a national competition in New York. Virtual enterprise courses encourage students to...
Students at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

High school teams prep for the 49th annual Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan January 24, 2017
Decathletes, take your marks. Over the next two Saturdays, 43 local high schools will participate in the 49th annual Orange...
Students competing in the Battle of the Books competition

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...
A news graphic

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 students made the trip to Washington, D.C. to witness Friday’s inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United...
One Billion Acts of Kindness logo with kids

#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...
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