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31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
CESD food truck line

SUN Bucks program aims to promote students’ access to healthy summer meals

Vicky Nguyen May 7, 2024
About five million children who receive free or reduced-price school meals will be automatically enrolled to receive SUN Bucks, a...
2024 OC Arts and Disability Festival aerial

WATCH: OC Arts and Disability spotlights students and adults’ artistic accomplishments

Vicky Nguyen May 6, 2024
Dozens of groups of students and adults with disabilities took center stage in front of their biggest supporters at the...
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Weekly roundup: OC Register’s Artists of the Year named, OCDE announces 2025 Teachers of the Year finalists, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 3, 2024
From a pool of nearly 900 nominees, seven Orange County high school students have been named the Artists of the Year, recognized for their creativity, passion and dedication to their craft across seven artistic disciplines. Launched in 2014, the program,...
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Mental Health Awareness Month: How OCDE is making mental health a year-round focus

Ian Hanigan May 3, 2024
Every year, the entire month of May is dedicated to raising mental health awareness. But efforts to address and support...
Golden West College professor Keisha Cosand is announced as a 2025 Orange County Teacher of the Year finalist on Thursday, May 2.

OCDE names the 2025 Orange County Teachers of the Year with surprise visits

Madeline Gray May 2, 2024
On Thursday morning, marching band musicians played a triumphant tune while the spirit squad cheered on Huntington Beach High School...
John F. Kennedy High School

Kennedy High stands out as Anaheim Union district earns three Civic Learning Awards

Ian Hanigan May 2, 2024
Three schools in the Anaheim Union High School District have been recognized with 2024 Civic Learning Awards.  Now in its 11th year, the awards program is sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and California Chief Justice Patricia...
OC Pathways student ambassadors Mark Vickman and Finn Sapeta interview Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes at the Student AI Convening on Thursday, April 25.

WATCH: Artificial intelligence convening led by OCDE amplifies student voices

Madeline Gray May 1, 2024
Orange County high schoolers hosted a first-of-its-kind event on Thursday, April 25 to broaden their peers’ knowledge about the artificial...
Concepcion "Connie" Flores GGUSD

Garden Grove Unified cook named one of California’s Classified School Employees of the Year

Vicky Nguyen May 1, 2024
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the 2024 California Classified School Employees of the Year — a group...
OCDE sign

OC Board of Education begins search for next county superintendent

Ian Hanigan May 1, 2024
The Orange County Board of Education is gearing up to appoint a new county superintendent of schools following the news of Dr. Al Mijares’ retirement. Citing health issues, Mijares announced last week that he will step down from the role...
Students on farm at Trabuco Elementary

Trabuco Elementary leads the way as OC schools pick up 2024 Green Ribbon Awards

Ian Hanigan April 29, 2024
Surrounded by the heavily wooded O’Neill Regional Park, Trabuco Elementary School is well positioned to integrate the natural world into...
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