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Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026

Garden Grove Unified students in the child development pathway show what they have learned in their career courses at the 11th annual OC Pathways Showcase last year.

REGISTER NOW: OC Pathways Showcase returns to unite industry leaders with future workforce

Madeline Gray January 14, 2026

Governor’s budget proposal increases education funding while warning of long-term fiscal pressures

Ian Hanigan January 12, 2026

Laguna Beach High School students take part in an opening ceremony marking the launch of a new edible garden on campus.

Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach High students cultivate sustainability with new edible garden, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 9, 2026

Volunteers pose beside a truck filled with bags of trash collected during last year’s Inside the Outdoors MLK Day of Service at Upper Newport Bay.

Inside the Outdoors’ annual MLK Jr. Day of Service returns Jan. 24

Vicky Nguyen January 7, 2026

Chapman University's 25th annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest second place winner

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest recognizes 12 local students, OC spelling bee champ heads to Scripps, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 29, 2024

Twelve Orange County students were recently honored by Chapman University’s 25th annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest, an event that...

Freddie Freeman Baseball Clubhouse unveiling OUSD

El Modena High unveils new clubhouse, thanks to generosity of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman

Vicky Nguyen March 28, 2024

El Modena High School hit a home run when it received half a million dollars from Freddie Freeman, an alumnus...

OCDE invites community to shape future website with survey input

Staff reports March 27, 2024

The Orange County Department of Education is inviting you to take a brief survey that will help shape its new website. Take the OCDE Website Development Survey Set for an early 2026 launch, the next version of ocde.us is intended...

Westminster School District and Huntington Beach Union High School District launches Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion Program Pathway

Local districts launch the first preschool-to-high school Vietnamese-English bilingual pathway

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2024

The Westminster School District’s inaugural cohort of students who learned both English and Vietnamese since kindergarten will seamlessly continue their...

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California League of Educators honors two Fullerton School District teachers

Jennifer Nguyen March 25, 2024

The California League of Educators, otherwise known as CLE, has unveiled its picks for 2024 Educators of the Year, with...

Fullerton School District staff help students prepare for a food art lesson at Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts in May 2023. (Courtesy of Fullerton School District)

Weekly roundup: Fullerton summer meal program earns national recognition, OC Classified School Employees of the Year named, and more

Madeline Gray March 22, 2024

Throughout the year, school nutrition services teams work to ensure students receive free, healthy and appetizing meals to help them thrive even when school is not in session. During National Nutrition Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Fullerton...

William Allen Young and Paula Dunn 2023 crop

OC Arts and Disability Festival honors William Allen Young and Paula Dunn for their contributions

Vicky Nguyen March 22, 2024

The 48th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival is set to return to MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana on...

More than 100 scholars medal in National History Day-OC contest

Madeline Gray March 21, 2024

Approximately 60 historical projects created by 109 Orange County scholars will be showcased in Sacramento next month after earning top...

ACCESS offers canvas for student expression through Art4Healing program

Vicky Nguyen March 19, 2024

Students from the Orange County Department of Education’s Alternative Education division — or ACCESS — are finding a canvas for emotional expression and healing through weekly workshops on campus. ACCESS’ partnership with Art & Creativity for Healing’s program, Art4Healing, offers...

Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

These are the 2024 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2024

A school bus driver, a head custodian, an office coordinator, a cook and a library media technician are among this...