• Latest News
  • Featured
    • Notes from Dr. Bean
    • OC fire update
  • About the OCDE Newsroom
  • Subscribe for updates
  • OCDE.us
  • About OCDE
  • County Superintendent of Schools
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
Sunburst cadet with stylist

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
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
Classified School Employees of the Year 2023

Two of the state’s Classified School Employees of the Year are from Orange County

Madeline Gray May 9, 2023
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on Tuesday announced the 2023 California Classified School Employees of the Year — a group that...
Rice,Fields,On,Terraced,Of,Mu,Cang,Chai,,Yenbai,,Rice

OCDE tapped to develop model curricula on Cambodian, Hmong and Vietnamese American history

Vicky Nguyen May 9, 2023
In 2022, the California Department of Education selected the Orange County Department of Education to lead the development of three...

Q&A: Weighing the pros and cons of ChatGPT in education

Ian Hanigan May 9, 2023
Virginia Reischl knows some teachers may feel uneasy about the rise of ChatGPT and other super-advanced chatbots. That’s understandable.  The technology, which uses massive amounts of data to generate human-like responses to text prompts, is capable of writing an original...
Group of staff members watching a presentation

OCDE to host workshop for counselors and others who support student mental health

Ian Hanigan May 8, 2023
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Orange County Department of Education is hosting a virtual webinar titled “How...
Sunburst Youth Academy students lead the presentation of colors at the Orange County Board of Education meeting May 3.

OCDE students express gratitude for veterans in Memorial Day Essay Contest

Madeline Gray May 5, 2023
Century Day School student Sheyla M. decided to join her grandmother’s church group to help feed the homeless one Saturday...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: OC Artists of the Year named, OCDE students win agricultural awards, and more

Madeline Gray May 5, 2023
From a pool of 721 nominees, seven talented students were selected as this year’s Orange County Artists of the Year. From film to fine arts, artists from seven different disciplines are nominated annually by their teachers, according to the Orange...
Dale Junior High students

8 OC schools considered models for civic learning by California chief justice

Vicky Nguyen May 3, 2023
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero will personally visit two Anaheim Union High School District campuses this fall, as they are...
OCDE Special Schools student Stacy with 4H club chicken Goldie

OCDE Adult Transition Program students win agricultural awards at OC Fair’s Imaginology

Madeline Gray May 3, 2023
What started out as an after-school activity for students at OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center campus has hatched into a popular...
GGUSD Showcase of Bands event 2022

7 OC districts among NAMM Foundation’s best communities for music education

Vicky Nguyen May 2, 2023
Seven Orange County districts have been recognized among the Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation, which also presented awards to local campuses.  Now in its 24th year, the national awards program recognized 830 school districts and 78...
Saddleback Valley Unified School District teacher Laura Blackie

VIDEO: Relive the moment six educators were named the 2024 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Madeline Gray May 1, 2023
On Thursday, April 27, OCDE representatives made their way to school campuses across the county via a big yellow school...
Load More
101.ocde.us

ocdeptofed

Official Instagram for the Orange County Department of Education | View the OCDE web policy at ocde.us/webpolicy

Follow on Instagram

Categories

  • 5-3-1 Strategic Plan
  • Academic competition
  • ACEs Aware
  • Alternative education
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Arts
  • Assessments and testing
  • AVID
  • Budget
  • Career technical education
  • COVID-19
  • Deeper Learning Podcast
  • Distance learning
  • District news
  • Early learning
  • Education in the news
  • Elementary schools
  • Featured
  • Featured topics
  • Health
  • High schools
  • History
  • Honors and awards
  • Inside the Outdoors
  • Instruction and curriculum
  • Language services
  • Local Control Funding Formula
  • Mental health
  • Middle schools
  • MTSS
  • OC District Pulse
  • OC Pathways
  • OCDE in 30 Seconds
  • One Billion Acts of Kindness
  • Professional development
  • Safety
  • Science
  • Special education
  • State standards
  • STEM
  • Student profile
  • Summer programs
  • Superintendent Stefan Bean
  • Teachers
  • Technology
  • Top stories
  • Uncategorized
  • Weekly roundup
  • Workshops and trainings

200 Kalmus Drive 
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

P.O. Box 9050 
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9050

(714) 966-4000

Website publishing policy
Non-discrimination policy
Social media policy

Contact

Thanks for visiting the OCDE Newsroom. Questions and story suggestions should be sent to communications@ocde.us.

If you’re a member of the media in need of information about the Orange County Department of Education, please email communications@ocde.us or call 714-966-4475.

Tags

academic competition ACCESS acts of kindness Al Mijares career exploration college and career readiness Dr. Stefan Bean education contest education in the news education news kindness1billion OCDE ocde weekly roundup OC Pathways one billion acts of kindness Orange County Department of Education project based learning STEM top stories Weekly Roundup
  • Latest News
  • About the OCDE Newsroom
  • Subscribe for updates
  • OCDE.us
  • About OCDE
  • County Superintendent of Schools
Type to search or hit ESC to close
See all results