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New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
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
An image of Hailey Quirk, a traveling scientist with Inside the Outdoors, with a red-tailed hawk named Apollo

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2016
OCDE’s popular Inside the Outdoors program boasts 14 field trip sites in Orange County and another one in Los Angeles County....
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Brea district’s first magnet school to open this fall

Staff reports March 1, 2016
Brea Olinda Unified School District Superintendent Brad Mason has announced plans to transform a current elementary school into the city’s...
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Local students prepare for National History Day-Orange County competition

Ian Hanigan March 1, 2016
More than 550 young historians representing 38 schools and a dozen school districts are getting ready to showcase their websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at the National History Day-Orange County competition. The event will be hosted by the Orange County...
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Placentia student wins OC Spelling Bee for second time in three years

Ian Hanigan February 29, 2016
After 11 rounds and about three and a half hours, it came down to one word — “cataclastic.” Samuel Littrell,...
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State spotlights three OC campuses on its list of model middle schools

Staff reports February 26, 2016
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson has recognized three Orange County campuses, among a list of just 33 in California, as high-performing middle...
Rob Vicario, OCDE’s history and social science coordinator

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

Ian Hanigan February 25, 2016
Each year around this time, more than 500,000 students in grades four through 12 take part in National History Day contests throughout the U.S. If you haven’t heard of National History Day, the program challenges students — both as individuals and...
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Mijares: Reading aloud to children builds a foundation for learning — and a better life

Al Mijares February 24, 2016
Whether you’re an educator, a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle or even an older sibling, there is something...
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Lawsuit filed by OCDE, county supt. targets fees levied by Orange County Employees Retirement System

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2016
In a lawsuit filed Feb. 23, Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares and the Orange County Department of...
A student pets a cow

Agriculture program at Orange High School inspires future farmers (video)

Ian Hanigan February 22, 2016
Did you know Orange High School is home to an award-winning agriculture program? And that it’s been operating for more than 110 years? We wanted to learn more, so we recently dispatched our intrepid Media Services team to the campus....
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In the news: Canyon High wins OC decathlon, judge orders state to disclose student records and more

Ian Hanigan February 19, 2016
Every Friday, the OCDE Newsroom posts a roundup of the latest education headlines. Click through to review the big stories from this week.
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