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Orange County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean and Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans pose together in the OCDE Media Services studio

FutureCurrent: Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans on AI, student voice and the future of learning

Ian Hanigan September 29, 2026
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
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....
An assembly at Murdy Elementary School

Garden Grove campus honors local heroes with ‘The Gratitude Project’

Ian Hanigan June 9, 2017
Sixth-graders from Murdy Elementary School in Garden Grove recently capped a yearlong learning project on the power of gratitude with...
About four dozen Laurel Magnet students pose for photo on the school's stage

Brea elementary students learn job skills from pros

Fermin Leal June 8, 2017
Students from Laurel Magnet School in Brea Olinda Unified spent part of their school year learning about finances from bankers, emergency response from cops, animal care from veterinarians and other job skills from professionals as part of year-long partnerships aimed...
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OCDE announces recipients for training grants tied to statewide MTSS initiative

Ian Hanigan June 6, 2017
OCDE has announced the first recipients of new training grants aligned with a statewide initiative to address students’ academic, behavioral and...
Laguna Beach High School students

Laguna Beach smoking ban approved with support from student advocates

Fermin Leal June 5, 2017
Smoking in any public place in the city of Laguna Beach will soon be illegal thanks in part to a group...
Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney with Garden Grove students

Los Angeles Angel pitches message of perseverance to Garden Grove students

Ian Hanigan June 3, 2017
Students from two campuses in the Garden Grove Unified School District received a special visit this week from Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Andrew Heaney and radio host Roger Lodge. Making an appearance at Peters K-3 and Peters 4-6 elementary schools,...
A news graphic

Weekly roundup: OC student competes in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, school makeovers in Tustin and more

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2017
He spelled “tendresse” right. And “tibia.” Nevertheless, Winston Zuo’s run at the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor,...
Dr. Cyndi Paik

Dr. Cyndi Paik selected to be the Westminster School District’s next superintendent

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2017
The Westminster School District has announced its next superintendent. Dr. Cyndi Paik, who has been an assistant superintendent in the...
Dr. Al Mijares speaking at a podium

OC superintendent among those honored for developing healthy organizational climates

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2017
Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares was honored this morning along with a handful of other local leaders during the Healthy Organizations Awards Breakfast at the Wyndham Irvine-Orange County Airport. The event was part of the three-day 2017...
Otto A. Fischer School

Video: Fischer School offers a familiar educational setting and transferable units for incarcerated youth

Ian Hanigan June 1, 2017
When students enter Orange County Juvenile Hall, their lives may be temporarily put on hold. But their education doesn’t stop....
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