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Two students kneel in a farm field planting young seedlings while other participants work in rows behind them under a blue sky.

Second Harvest invites OC students to learn, serve at working Irvine farm

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2026
Middle/outside blocker Megan Hodges (6) leaps for a spike in the gold medal game against the Dominican Republic at the NORCECA U23 Pan Am Cup in Managua, Nicaragua.

San Juan Hills volleyball standout helps Team USA win U23 Pan American Cup gold

Nathaniel Martinez September 16, 2026
OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, right, introduces keynote speaker Dr. Janet Núñez-Pineda during the 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center.

OCDE to mark International Translation Day with PBS SoCal studio visit

Vicky Nguyen September 16, 2026
Orange County Business Council CEO Jeff Ball joins County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean on the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: OC Business Council CEO Jeff Ball explores how students will shape the region’s economic future

Madeline Gray September 15, 2026
Volunteers take part in a previous California Coastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach.

Inside the Outdoors invites volunteers to 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day

Vicky Nguyen September 15, 2026
Travis Ranch School students play frisbee during the Orange County PE Peer Learning Lab.

WATCH: Orange County peer learning lab promotes unified physical education at Travis Ranch School

Madeline Gray March 14, 2024
From playing jump rope to learning archery with plastic bows and arrows, students of all abilities are taking part in...
Career technical educator Shelley Andros helps students from Buena Park Middle School's Femineer program through the design and building process of their robot.

Buena Park Middle School’s Femineer program empowers future STEM leaders

Vicky Nguyen March 13, 2024
Students enrolled in the Femineer program at Buena Park Middle School aren’t just learning about robotics, they’re building them from...
Bell Intermediate School GGUSD

Four OC middle schools are among California’s ‘Schools to Watch’ for 2024

Vicky Nguyen March 12, 2024
Four middle schools in Orange County had earned renewed statuses in the California Schools to Watch program.  The program is sponsored by the California Department of Education, the California League of Schools and the California Middle Grades Alliance, in association with the National...
Instructor with ambulance simulator

WATCH: Los Alamitos Unified acquires ambulance simulator to elevate emergency response training

Ian Hanigan March 12, 2024
The Los Alamitos Unified School District recently unveiled a realistic ambulance simulator as part of its emergency response career technical...
ACSA

ACSA Region 17 recognizes 15 Orange County educational leaders for excellence

Vicky Nguyen March 11, 2024
The local Association of California School Administrators chapter unveiled its list of 15 exemplary educational leaders on March 8.  Established...
California Continuation Education Association logo

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 Schools among 31 campuses throughout California. On March 5, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced the Model Continuation High School Recognition...
Teacher and student high-fiving

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...
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 engagement among youths. Presented at the OC Holocaust Education Center in Newport Beach on April 25 from 4 to 6...
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...
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