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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
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
mathematics lesson

OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
From the desk of Ramon Miramontes, Ed.D.

Miramontes: OCDE harnesses AI’s potential while promoting responsible digital citizenship

Ramon Miramontes April 15, 2024
Once confined to science fiction, artificial intelligence has broken through to our reality, flashing its potential to transform industries and...
Sunburst Youth Academy cadets proudly present the colors at the Anaheim Ducks' game against the Seattle Kraken on Friday, April 5.

Weekly roundup: Sunburst Youth Academy cadets shine bright at Anaheim Ducks game, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 12, 2024
Swapping their school hallways for the ice rink, four students from Sunburst Youth Academy’s Class 33 color guard delivered a...
Ocean View High School

Ocean View High honored as School of Excellence for empowering first-generation and low-income students

Ian Hanigan April 11, 2024
For its wide-ranging efforts to help first-generation and low-income students navigate the path to higher education, Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach has been named a School of Excellence by the American College Application Campaign. A total of 27...
2023 Orange County Arts and Disability Festival

OC Arts and Disability Festival to make a splash with creativity and inclusivity on April 27

Vicky Nguyen April 10, 2024
The 48th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival is weeks away from returning to MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana...
Activist Dolores Huerta spoke with students and staff from OCDE's alternative education division on March 15 as part of the Careers Without Borders series. (Courtesy of Dolores Huerta's Facebook page)

Careers Without Borders: Activist Dolores Huerta inspires students to enact change

Madeline Gray April 9, 2024
In 1972, civil rights activist Dolores Huerta inspired members of the United Farm Workers union to chant “Si, se puede,”...
OC Registrar of Voters

High School Voter Education Weeks to empower youth voices

Vicky Nguyen April 9, 2024
In a bid to empower young voices and foster civic engagement, High School Voter Education Weeks is set to commence across the state from April 15 through April 26. Led by Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber and State Superintendent...
Inside the Outdoors 2022 Summer Camp

Inside the Outdoors’ Summer Day Camp calls Orange County students to return to the wild

Jennifer Nguyen April 8, 2024
Inside the Outdoors’ Summer Day Camp is set to return this July to keep Orange County students active and engaged...

Eclipse 2024: How Orange County witnessed the celestial spectacle

Ian Hanigan April 8, 2024
[Post updated on April 10, 2024] Well, this solar eclipse is in the books, and the next total one set...
Troy High School's W.A.T.T. team wins first place overall at the CyberPatriot XVI National Finals. (Courtesy of Mike Tsukamoto / Air & Space Forces Association)

Weekly roundup: Troy High earns fifth national title at CyberPatriot competition, NBC spotlights OCDE AI administrators, and more

Madeline Gray April 5, 2024
Six students from the Troy High School NJROTC program recently earned their school’s fifth title as national champions at the CyberPatriot XVI National Finals. The student team known as W.A.T.T., or We Are Troy Tech, competed alongside their peers in...
Beverly Berekian and other teachers in front of ZERO-G aircraft

Saddleback Valley Unified teacher elevates science experiments on Zero-G flight

Vicky Nguyen April 4, 2024
Defying the laws of gravity, Beverly Berekian, an integrated science teacher from Serrano Intermediate School, located in Lake Forest, recently...
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