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OCDE leaders and staff surprise Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, center, with a Visionary Leadership Award in recognition of her work advancing language access in education.

10th annual OCDE conference celebrates growth of language access profession

Vicky Nguyen September 30, 2026
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
An Anaheim Elementary School District facility

Anaheim elementary district changes its name, launches new branding campaign

Ian Hanigan March 10, 2016
The Anaheim City School District has a new name — as of March 10, it’s the Anaheim Elementary School District. That...
Orange County Superior Court Judge Frederick Aguirre

VIDEO: OCDE teams up with Latino Advocates for Education to document veterans’ stories

Ian Hanigan March 9, 2016
For nearly 20 years, the group known as Latino Advocates for Education has been conducting research on Mexican-American veterans from...
An image of a flier for the 28th annual Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Conference

Orange County educational leaders invited to this month’s child abuse prevention conference

Staff reports March 8, 2016
According to the Raise Foundation, which serves as Orange County’s child abuse prevention council, there were more than 40,000 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect in Orange County last year. To better equip professionals to help end the destructive cycle of...
College and Career Preparatory Academy logo

VIDEO: College and Career Preparatory Academy offers young adults a flexible path to graduation

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2016
Since opening in September, OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy has filled a niche in Orange County by offering students...
An image of a gavel

Judge clarifies order to share student records with plaintiffs in suit against state education department

Ian Hanigan March 7, 2016
After receiving an overwhelming number of objection notices from parents, a federal district court judge has clarified the process for...
Students from Washington Middle School in La Habra being honored by state Senator Bob Huff

VIDEO: La Habra students honored at state Capitol for award-winning water conservation plan

Staff reports March 4, 2016
State Senator Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) recently honored a group of Orange County students at the State Capitol for their collaborative development of an award-winning water conservation plan. Responding to California’s water crisis, the all-girl team from Washington Middle School...
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....
An image of Laurel School in Brea Olinda

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...
An image of a student displaying her National History Day project

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...
An image of students participating in the OC Spelling Bee

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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