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OCDE budget outlook remains stable but state faces long-term challenges

Ian Hanigan December 4, 2025
Sunny Hills High School students helped organize 93 baskets of Thanksgiving groceries to donate to local nonprofit Pathways for Hope at their food drive event. (Courtesy of Fullerton Joint Union High School District)

OC schools bring meals and more to local families this giving season

Madeline Gray December 4, 2025
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Innovation Funding Initiative officially launches, offering up to $525,000 for bold ideas in OC schools

Ian Hanigan December 3, 2025
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OCDE prepares year-end payroll for nearly 78,000 employees across Orange County

Vicky Nguyen December 3, 2025
Estancia High School students stand beside a rebuilt Snoopy doghouse they helped construct as part of a project supporting Costa Mesa’s annual Snoopy House display.

Estancia High students help restore Costa Mesa’s Snoopy House display

Vicky Nguyen December 1, 2025
Sunburst Youth Academy cadets stand in formation during a ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, where the academy was recognized as one of 12 campuses to receive OCDE’s inaugural School Impact Award.

PHOTOS: Sunburst Youth Academy celebrates Impact School recognition with on-campus ceremony

Ian Hanigan October 16, 2025
Sunburst Youth Academy recently celebrated becoming an Orange County Impact School. The OCDE designation promotes an exchange of ideas and best practices between local schools and the county office.
Orange County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean meets former heavyweight boxing champion James "Buster" Douglas and his wife, Bertha Douglas, during their visit to OCDE's Otto Fischer School.

Students from OCDE’s Fischer School learn about resilience from heavyweight boxers

Madeline Gray October 15, 2025
Former heavyweight boxing champions James “Buster” Douglas and Lamon Brewster visited OCDE’s Otto A. Fischer School, encouraging students residing in Orange County Juvenile Hall to work hard and persevere to overcome any obstacle.
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Governor acts on key education legislation as 2025 session concludes

Ian Hanigan October 14, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a wide range of education bills at the close of the 2025 legislative session, enacting new laws on literacy, school safety, nutrition and student well-being while vetoing several others.

Anaheim Union High School District to launch game design and esports pathway with Fullerton College

Ian Hanigan October 14, 2025
The Anaheim Union High School District and Fullerton College are launching a Game Design and Esports Pathway to prepare students for careers in the global gaming industry. The program debuts Nov. 3 at the district’s College and Career Fair.
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OCDE names 12 Orange County Impact Schools that will help share and scale best practices

Ian Hanigan October 13, 2025
OCDE has named a dozen campuses as Orange County Impact Schools, recognizing sites that are leading with innovative practices making a difference for students. The program is designed to foster collaboration and spread effective strategies.
Students and families participate in National Walk & Roll to School Day on October 8. (Photos courtesy of Westminster School District)

Weekly roundup: OC students walk and roll to school, Santa Ana Unified shines a light on new performing arts center, and more

Madeline Gray October 10, 2025
On Wednesday, students, families and school staff laced up their shoes and started their commute to campus in celebration of National Walk & Roll to School Day. For almost three decades, the annual nationwide campaign has encouraged families to get...
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Trabuco Hills High opens on-campus, student-run thrift store

Nathaniel Martinez October 10, 2025
Trabuco Hills High School recently opened Monty and Millie's Exchange, an on-campus thrift store designed and operated by students. The store teaches retail and customer services skills while giving students a unique shopping experience.
OC Pathways launches a new CTE Credential for industry experts to share their expertise with students.

WATCH: Industry experts bring workforce skills to the classroom through CTE Credential

Madeline Gray October 9, 2025
Industry professionals with real-world expertise can now earn a teaching credential through OC Pathways' program, opening the door to share their skills with students while shaping the future workforce.
Eighth-grade students from Valadez Middle School Academy read "Piper Chen Sings" with first graders from Melrose and Rio Vista elementary schools during the 15th annual Read for the Record event on Oct. 26, 2024. The celebration, part of a worldwide literacy campaign, promotes the importance of early reading and language development.

OC students outperform peers statewide, nearing pre-pandemic levels in English

Vicky Nguyen October 9, 2025
Orange County students once again outperformed their state and regional peers on California’s annual assessments, with English language arts scores nearly returning to pre-pandemic levels and similar gains in math and science.
Natalia Abarca, coordinator of OCDE’s Language Services unit, welcomes guests to the 2025 Interpreters and Translators Conference.

OCDE’s Interpreters and Translators Conference spotlights communication for families

Vicky Nguyen October 8, 2025
The Orange County Department of Education hosted its ninth annual Interpreters and Translators Conference Oct. 3–4 at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, bringing together language professionals for two days of training, networking and recognition.
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