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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

An image of a vehicle racing in the UCI Energy Invitational

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...

An image of the eighth-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus

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 it was a couple of Orange County teams that took home the top spots. The eighth-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus...

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...

A photo of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Manager Mike Scioscia

#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...

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 state Department of Education released figures showing graduation rates in Orange County and the rest of California are up for the...

#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,...

An image of a student competing at the state-level National History Day contest

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...

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 figures released this week by the state Department of Education. In fact, of the OC students who started high school in the...

An image of Tustin High juniors working on a prosthetic arm for a seventh-grade student

#Kindness1Billion: Tustin High juniors use 3-D printer to create prosthetic arm for fellow student

Ian Hanigan May 17, 2016

Tustin High was the first campus in Orange County to acquire a 3-D printer. Eight years later, it’s being utilized for...