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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
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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...
The principal of Cook Elementary School leads an outdoor assembly

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...
Teacher with students in a classroom

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...
High school wrestlers

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...
Crossroad sign 2016 2017

That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016

Staff reports December 29, 2016
Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...
Graphic of Dean West and OCDE

Laguna Beach fiscal chief tapped to be OCDE’s next associate superintendent of business services

Ian Hanigan December 24, 2016
The Orange County Department of Education has hired a new associate superintendent of business services. Dean West, who has led the Laguna Beach Unified School District’s business services department since 2012, will succeed Wendy Benkert, who retired in December after...
Kindness Korner logo with an image of a girl writing in a book

Kindness Korner: A gift that keeps on giving for the mom that does everything

Staff reports December 22, 2016
Do you remember that Walt Disney cartoon, Goofy’s How to Play Baseball? Essentially, Goofy ends up playing many positions on the...
Students running

Latest physical fitness scores show OC kids outpacing state averages

Ian Hanigan December 20, 2016
Orange County students in grades five, seven and nine have once again outperformed state averages on an annual fitness assessment....
Trabuco Hills High School's mock trial team

Trabuco Hills High School wins county mock trial championship

Staff reports December 19, 2016
The Trabuco Hills High School mock trial team won the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High School Mock Trial Competition Saturday and will go on to represent the county at the state finals in March. Finishing with a perfect 8-0 record on...
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In the news: Mock trial, new bikes, new shoes and more

Staff reports December 16, 2016
O Orange County education news, O Orange County education news, how lovely is thy roundup. Yep, it’s that time of year, when...
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