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Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
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OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
An image showing the new superintendent of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Dr. Gregory S. Plutko, Ed.D.

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District announces new schools chief

Staff reports May 25, 2016
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education has announced that Dr. Gregory S. Plutko, Ed.D. has been selected...
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VIDEO: STEM education hits the road for the UCI Energy Invitational

Ian Hanigan May 25, 2016
The challenge? To build vehicles capable of covering as much ground as possible using just $1 worth of energy. On Saturday,...
An image of students involved in OCDE's Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership

Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors two chapters, one advisor

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2016
The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership has honored a pair of community agencies and a school advisor for their efforts to promote youth development and implement alcohol and drug prevention projects in their schools and communities. On May 13,...
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Anaheim school comes out on top at the 2016 USAD National Academic Pentathlon

Staff reports May 24, 2016
Students come from all over the country to compete at the 2016 USAD National Academic Pentathlon at Boise State University, but...
An image of a sign at the Water Expo at Brea High School

Brea Olinda High classes partner with OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program to promote water conservation

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2016
Students enrolled in AP environmental science courses at Brea Olinda High School recently spent their lunch break educating schoolmates and...
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#Kindness1Billion: Now batting for kindness, Los Angeles Angels skipper Mike Scioscia

Ian Hanigan May 23, 2016
When OCDE officially launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign on May 5, it did so with the help of several prominent Orange County leaders. Appearing along with students in a special video message, O.C. Sheriff-Coroner Sandra Hutchens, United Way CEO...
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In the news: OC, state graduation rates on the rise, Los Alamitos students master nearly 150,000 words and more

Staff reports May 20, 2016
The OCDE weekly roundup is ready — are you, Orange County? Here’s what’s happening in education news this week: The...
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#kindness1billion: One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign hits the ground running

Ian Hanigan May 19, 2016
The early returns are in for OCDE’s newly launched One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign. In just a few weeks,...
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A dozen OC students will compete at the National History Day competition in Maryland

Ian Hanigan May 18, 2016
Six National History Day projects from Orange County — and the 12 students who created them — have been selected to compete at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest in Maryland. The local students and their projects punched...
Graduates

Orange County high school graduation rates have increased for the sixth straight year

Ian Hanigan May 17, 2016
Graduation rates for Orange County and the rest of California are up for the sixth year in a row, according to...
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