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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
Student-athletes passing a soccer ball

VIDEO: ‘Soccer by the Sand’ tournament unites student-athletes of all abilities

Ian Hanigan April 24, 2017
The Huntington Beach Union High School District’s inaugural “Soccer by the Sand” games recently brought together students with intellectual disabilities and their...
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Weekly roundup: A perfect ACT score, Gold Ribbon winners and more

Ian Hanigan April 21, 2017
Our must-read story of the week is a powerful feature about an Orange County high school student who achieved perfection on...
Assemblyman Phillip Chen with two sonora high students

Sonora High School’s ‘Water Guardians’ inspire proposed conservation law

Fermin Leal April 21, 2017
Four Sonora High School students, dubbed the La Habra Water Guardians, have helped a state lawmaker introduce a bill that aims to promote water conservation across California’s public schools. The students from the La Habra campus assisted Assemblyman Phillip Chen,...
Students working on a construction site

Building competition tests students’ construction skills

Fermin Leal April 20, 2017
More than 150 high school students from across the region spent two days combing through blue prints, hammering together wood...
Huntington Beach Union High School District

OC District Pulse: Huntington Beach Union High School District

Fermin Leal April 19, 2017
Huntington Beach Union High School District’s support of the four As, or academics, activities, athletics and the arts, remains the...
Samueli Academy

29 Orange County schools awarded Gold Ribbons

Fermin Leal April 18, 2017
Twenty-nine Orange County middle and high schools were named Tuesday as 2017 California Gold Ribbon Schools, the state’s top honor for individual campuses. The state Department of Education created the award to honor schools in place of the California Distinguished...
OCDE students and former college and pro stars playing basketball

In the news: OCDE students live out hoop dreams in pickup game with college and pro players

Ian Hanigan April 18, 2017
About 20 students from OCDE’s alternative education program got a chance to hoop it up with former professional basketball players...
Dr. Tingtangco-Cubales with a bust of Paulo Freire

Chapman University hosts second annual Education and Ethnic Studies conference

Ian Hanigan April 17, 2017
More than 650 teachers, educators, scholars, community organizers, students and parents gathered at Chapman University earlier this month for an...
Pile of directories

Artists wanted: OCDE asks local students to submit designs for directory cover

Ian Hanigan April 15, 2017
Calling all student-artists: We want you to design the cover of OCDE’s next public schools directory. Every year, the Orange County Department of Education produces and distributes about 1,000 directories that provide contact information for all the schools and districts in...
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Weekly roundup: Retired principal begins second career as hot dog vendor

Fermin Leal April 14, 2017
Rick Jameson has gone from running a middle school to running a hot dog stand in the span of a...
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