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Educators at Project GLAD Spring Institute

REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® Spring Institute 2026 to bolster language and literacy instruction

Nathaniel Martinez December 23, 2025

Let’s look back at some of the top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2025

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2025

Shawn, Joann and Tony in OCDE's print shop

Not just a green button: An inside look at OCDE’s Print Shop

Nathaniel Martinez December 22, 2025

Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025

31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025

Weekly roundup: Irvine scholars advance to National Science Bowl, OCDE honors school counselors and counseling advocates, and more

Madeline Gray February 10, 2023

The science team at University High School recently surpassed more than 20 other high schools throughout Southern California to make...

Counselors and honorees from the Laguna Beach Unified School District attend the 2023 Orange County Counselor Symposium. (Courtesy of Laguna Beach High School)

OCDE honors five counselors and two counseling advocates for National Counseling Week

Madeline Gray February 8, 2023

Not only do school counselors play a vital role in helping students manage their emotions, they also guide students on...

Students compete in the Super Quiz Relay at the Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Orange County students test their knowledge in annual Super Quiz Relay

Madeline Gray February 7, 2023

On Saturday, Feb. 4, approximately 550 Orange County students put their hard work to the test for the final day of the 2023 Orange County Academic Decathlon at Westminster High School. Presented by the Orange County Academic Decathlon Association and...

Vanguard University, OCDE are teaming up for a two-day hybrid conference on human trafficking

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2023

Continuing a five-year partnership in the fight against trafficking and exploitation, Vanguard University and the Orange County Department of Education...

National School Counseling Week: 4 facts you might not know about school counselors

Staff reports February 6, 2023

All this week, Orange County and the rest of the nation are celebrating the vital contributions of school counselors, who...

A mentor and mentee in Newport-Mesa Unified

Newport-Mesa juniors gain real-world insight, experience through mentor program

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2023

For more than a quarter-century, Newport Harbor High School has offered its juniors the opportunity to connect with mentors as they explore potential careers. Today, the 1:1 Junior Career Mentor Program, which is funded by the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation,...

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana students become amateur zoologists, OCSA wins mock trial finals, and more

Ian Hanigan February 3, 2023

Monkeys, camels, reptiles and dung beetles — they’ve become part of the school experience for more than 400 Carver Elementary...

#kindness1billion: Orange County schools cultivate community through the Great Kindness Challenge

Madeline Gray February 1, 2023

Throughout the week of Jan. 23, students across Orange County set out to leave a positive impact on their schools...

Anaheim Elementary teacher honored for co-authoring book that promotes diversity in STEAM

Ian Hanigan January 31, 2023

The Anaheim Elementary School District recently celebrated a teacher who has co-authored a children’s book that’s part of a series promoting the STEAM fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Brittany Acevedo, who is in her second year at...

person viewing website for homeless education

OCDE develops online training to help schools support students experiencing homelessness

Ian Hanigan January 30, 2023

The Orange County Department of Education’s HOPES Collaborative has created an online training to help educators better understand the McKinney-Vento...