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A student listens during a session at the AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference at Pomona College.

Weekly roundup: OCDE partners with Pomona College to host AVID leadership conference for ninth graders, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 3, 2026

REGISTER NOW: ITO announces themes for annual Summer Day Camp

Nathaniel Martinez April 2, 2026

UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026

Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026

Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026

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Q&A: STEM director discusses educational technologies and classrooms of the future

Ian Hanigan May 4, 2016

Tom Turner’s title is an alphabet soup of abbreviations. He’s OCDE’s director of STEM CTE, which is short for Science,...

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Help Inside the Outdoors win a $25,000 grant to expand environmental learning

Staff reports April 29, 2016

The Inside the Outdoors Foundation, which is known for bringing students to nature — and vice versa — is in the running for...

2016 Classified School Employee of the Year Efren Barrera

Efren Barrera named one of California’s Classified School Employees of the Year

Staff reports April 27, 2016

He was one of six classified school employees of the year in Orange County. Now the Ocean View School District’s Efren Barrera is one of six in the state. Barrera, who has been in the Ocean View district for 26 years, is California’s...

Santa Ana Unified School District partners with city library to give all Santa Ana students library cards

Staff reports April 26, 2016

In the words of author Stephen King, books are “uniquely portable magic,” and now the Santa Ana Public Library has...

In the news: State suspension rates down, OCDE to offer ‘Transitioning to College’ workshop and more

Staff reports April 22, 2016

Happy Friday! It’s time for the weekly roundup of education stories: The California Department of Education released data indicating the number of...

An image of a student taking part in last year's SoCal Student Film Festival

Beckman High School to host eighth annual SoCal Student Film Festival on April 30

Staff reports April 22, 2016

Beckman High School in the Tustin Unified School District will host a national high school student film showcase and competition on Saturday, April 30. The eighth annual SoCal Student Film Festival, to be held from 3 to 10 p.m. in...

An image of Program Specialist Dareen Khatib

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

Ian Hanigan April 21, 2016

For our latest “OCDE in 30 Seconds” video, we gave Dareen Khatib, manager of OCDE’s Nutrition and Wellness Services team,...

An image of children from the VSA Festival

40th annual VSA Festival to celebrate artistic accomplishments of individuals with disabilities

Ian Hanigan April 21, 2016

The Orange County Department of Education and VSA Orange County will present the 40th annual VSA Festival on Saturday, April 30....

Navigating the transition: OCDE to offer high school to college workshop

Staff reports April 20, 2016

Students often say they want to know what college is really like from other students, and parents want to know what to expect for their child from other parents. Now OCDE will offer that chance to both groups. Designed for students and...

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Parenting OC magazine seeks contestants for its ninth annual Spelling Bee

Ian Hanigan April 20, 2016

Parenting OC is getting ready to hold its ninth annual Spelling Bee, and the magazine is encouraging local teachers and...