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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

Weekly roundup: Two OC campuses named Model Continuation High Schools, Westminster student spells her way to victory, and more

Madeline Gray March 8, 2024

Cesar E. Chavez High School in Santa Ana and Hillview High School in Tustin were named 2024 Model Continuation High...

Irvine Public Schools Foundation fuels innovation with $200,000 in local project grants

Jennifer Nguyen March 7, 2024

Intentional play areas, innovative STEM technology and high-energy reading competitions are making their way to campuses in the Irvine Unified...

Orange County students perform during the OC Music and Arts Administrator Awards on Feb. 27 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Orange County music and arts educators applauded at annual awards ceremony

Madeline Gray March 7, 2024

Local visual and performing arts leaders gathered on Feb. 27 at the Segerstrom Center of the Arts’ Samueli Theater to recognize the outstanding arts instruction and leadership implemented this year by Orange County’s arts educators and advocates. The 2024 Orange...

Student J.D. Cavalluzzi from El Dorado High School in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District presented at the 2023 OC Civic Learning Celebration.

OC Civic Learning Celebration empowers youth for community change

Vicky Nguyen March 5, 2024

The Orange County Department of Education is once again hosting the OC Civic Learning Celebration to promote and support civic...

From the desk of Ramon Miramontes, Ed.D.

Miramontes: OCDE doesn’t have ‘County Office’ in its name. Here’s why.

Ramon Miramontes March 4, 2024

Here’s a question we often hear: Why is our organization known as the Orange County Department of Education when other...

Kaitlyn Nguyen Orange County Spelling Bee winner 2024

Spellbound in OC: County’s new spelling bee champ is headed to Scripps

Ian Hanigan March 2, 2024

Orange County crowned a new spelling bee champion on Saturday. Katelyn Nguyen, a seventh-grader from Stacey Middle School in the Westminster School District, emerged victorious in the 20th round of the Orange County Spelling Bee by correctly sequencing the letters...

Los Alamitos Unified Purple Star School designation group photo

Weekly roundup: Los Alamitos Unified campus receives Purple Star Schools Distinction, Fountain Valley hosts robotics competition, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 1, 2024

McGaugh Elementary in Seal Beach is among 30 campuses in the state to receive the prestigious Purple Star Schools distinction...

These 38 OC campuses just became California Distinguished Schools

Ian Hanigan February 29, 2024

Add another 38 California Distinguished Schools to Orange County’s long list of educational accolades. On Thursday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond...

National History Day at 50: Orange County’s young historians to showcase projects on March 9

Ian Hanigan February 29, 2024

This year, National History Day isn’t just commemorating history — it’s making history, with the celebration of its own 50th anniversary. On Saturday, March 9, National History Day-Orange County will welcome nearly 350 students from 29 schools for its golden...

Student innovators collaborate and compete in robotics challenge at Fountain Valley High School

Ian Hanigan February 28, 2024

The robotics engineering pathway program at Fountain Valley High School recently played host to the SoCal First Tech Challenge, a...