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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
Students in a gym taking part in a previous Super Quiz Relay

Area high school teams prep for the 48th annual Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2016
Over the next two Saturdays, more than 500 students from 43 local high schools will participate in the 48th annual...
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Orange County Friday Night Live secures grant to combat underage drinking

Ian Hanigan January 26, 2016
For the second straight year, the Orange County Department of Education has been awarded a sizeable grant to support the efforts...
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Parenting OC magazine is looking to recognize exemplary teachers in Orange County

Ian Hanigan January 25, 2016
Does your child have a star teacher? Or do you work with an educator who is doing extraordinary things in the classroom? Either way, Parenting OC magazine is seeking nominees for its third annual Top Teachers of Orange County issue by Friday,...
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In the news: Project Zero Waste honored, kindergarten vaccination rates rise and more

Ian Hanigan January 22, 2016
It’s Friday, Jan. 22, and the OCDE Newsroom has got a new batch of education headlines for the week. Click through to catch up on stories you might have missed.
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OCDE teams with community partners to open a new Fit Kid Center in Santa Ana

Ian Hanigan January 21, 2016
This week, Lydia Romero-Cruz Elementary School in Santa Ana became the latest Orange County campus to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
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OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program leads clean-up event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2016
While many commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades and ceremonies, students from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program annually celebrate the legacy of Dr. King by hosting their own MLK Day of Service event. They did so again on...
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Partnership between OCDE, OC Waste & Recycling wins top environmental award

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2016
A waste-reduction partnership between the Orange County Department of Education’s Inside the Outdoors program and OC Waste & Recycling has received...
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OC educators will be able to remotely attend this year’s CUE educational technology conference

Ian Hanigan January 13, 2016
This March, tech-minded teachers and administrators will once again gather in Palm Springs for the annual CUE National Conference, featuring the latest educational technologies and innovations. But what about those who can’t make it out to Palm Springs? Well, now there’s a way to participate remotely from right here in Orange County. [...]
Students building a Viking shop at Marina High

Marina High students tackle ultimate woodworking project with handcrafted viking ship (video)

Ian Hanigan January 11, 2016
In October, we read an intriguing story about an ambitious project over at Marina High School, home of the Vikings. Students at the Huntington Beach campus, led by their enterprising wood shop teacher Bob Meade, were building a full-scale Viking ship -- and planning to launch it in Huntington Harbour. Naturally we had to check the thing out for ourselves. [...]
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Weekly roundup: A state spending proposal, a makeup assignment in La Habra, court news and more

Ian Hanigan January 8, 2016
It's a new year, and we've got brand new headlines. Click through for our weekly roundup of local education stories.
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