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OCDE Student Programs and Services Coordinator Jeanne Awrey, left, and Senior Administrative Assistant Terri Glover hold welcome gifts prepared for children and youth staying in local homeless shelters. The gifts include school supplies, books and other items selected for students of different ages.

School data offer a different look at student homelessness in Orange County

Vicky Nguyen September 28, 2026
Los Alamitos Unified School District students greeted their peers onto campus with welcoming signs to celebrate Start With Hello Week.

Los Alamitos Unified students build connections during Start With Hello Week

Madeline Gray September 25, 2026
Westminster High School Principal Amy Sabol joins students during the Giving Farm’s annual watermelon harvest.

Weekly roundup: Westminster High students harvest watermelons for OC Food Bank, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 25, 2026
Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean, center, joins OCDE staff and the 2026 Orange County Counselors and Advocates of the Year at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 4.

OCDE seeks presenters, award nominees for 2027 OC Counselor Symposium

Vicky Nguyen September 24, 2026
documentary film title slide

Five OC students shine a light on Japanese American artist with award-winning documentary

Nathaniel Martinez September 22, 2026
The Dalai Lama with Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait

During an OC visit, Dalai Lama shares reflections on kindness with Anaheim educators

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2017
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama offered two solid reasons to practice kindness and compassion while speaking to Anaheim educators...
police officer high-fiving students at GGUSD

Garden Grove Unified makes plans to develop the state’s second Vietnamese dual-language program

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2017
The Garden Grove Unified School District is developing a new Vietnamese dual-language program that would be just the second of its...
Deaf and hard of hearing student uses sign language to repeat music lyrics

Students at Deaf and Hard of Hearing program produce music video to inspire bravery

Fermin Leal June 19, 2017
The theme for their music video was simple: Say what you want to say, and let the words fall out. I want to see you be brave. Students from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at University High and Venado...
Brea Olinda High School seniors visit with Country Hills Elementary School students

Before moving forward, some Brea Olinda High seniors take one final trip back

Ian Hanigan June 16, 2017
Some members of Brea Olinda High School’s Class of 2017 took a quick detour on their way to walking at...
News print

Weekly roundup: Samueli Academy’s first commencement, state to release school funds and more

Ian Hanigan June 16, 2017
With a focus on foster youth and low-income families, Samueli Academy began life in portable classroom buildings after being granted...
CA Schools app an a smartphone

Need test scores, enrollment figures for your public school? There’s an app for that

Fermin Leal June 15, 2017
Parents, students and anyone else looking for an easy way to find test scores, student demographics figures and other information about their local schools can now find that data with a few quick taps on their smartphones. The California Department...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Khan Academy partnership poised to ‘supercharge’ instruction

Al Mijares June 14, 2017
It began as a simple act of altruism. Sal Khan wanted to remotely tutor his cousin in math, so he...
Graphic showing a gavel and the U.S. Constitution

OCDE, L.A. County Office of Ed join forces to offer civic learning institute for educators

Ian Hanigan June 13, 2017
How can educators strengthen civil discourse in the classroom? What resources exist to help students spot fake news and demonstrate...
Students from Nicolas Junior High School

Video: Fullerton School District integrates technologies central to 21st-century careers

Ian Hanigan June 12, 2017
In March, we reported that the Fullerton School District had received a national Digital School Districts Survey Award for its use of technology. Well, here’s more evidence of that district’s long-term investment in digital learning. Since last year, Fullerton schools have been...
Typewriter

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa’s time capsule, stories from Vietnam vets and more

Ian Hanigan June 9, 2017
Sometime in 2041, students from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District will break the seal on a time capsule containing more than 40 years of history....
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