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

Nathaniel Martinez December 23, 2025
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Ian Hanigan December 23, 2025
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Not just a green button: An inside look at OCDE’s Print Shop

Nathaniel Martinez December 22, 2025
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Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
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New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
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Weekly roundup: Ocean View students complete exclusive business program, education career fair approaches, and more

Madeline Gray January 6, 2023
Four juniors and four seniors from Ocean View High School were selected to participate in a six-week business academy hosted...
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OCDE to host Orange County schools winter Career Fair on Jan. 10

Vicky Nguyen January 5, 2023
Are you interested in starting the new year with a career in education, or are you an educator looking for...
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2022 in Review: A look back at some of the OCDE Newsroom’s most notable stories

Ian Hanigan December 27, 2022
2022 began inauspiciously enough, with a massive Covid-19 spike that caused widespread absences following winter break. But then case rates fell just as quickly as they rose, and there were plenty of other educational storylines that went on to define...
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Mijares: New park in Westminster honors desegregation’s Orange County roots

Al Mijares December 26, 2022
On a crisp December morning, the City of Westminster and the Orange County Department of Education celebrated the opening of...
Vanessa and Natalia Bryant with Kaiser Elementary School students and staff and Orange County Department of Education staff

OCDE shares Punies Lesson Series with Vanessa and Natalia Bryant at Costa Mesa school

Madeline Gray December 23, 2022
After four months of listening to “The Punies” podcast and identifying with the stories, a class of third-graders at Kaiser...
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National Endowment of the Arts leader to speak in Orange County lecture series

Madeline Gray December 19, 2022
The Creative Edge Lecture series will return to the Irvine Barclay Theatre in February and welcome the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, to present at its 13th installment. Dr. Jackson will be the...
Corona Del Mar student Maxwell Tran and teacher Todd Eversgerd.

Weekly roundup: Middle schooler to present at medical conference, Garden Grove seniors ‘adopt’ kindergartners for holiday event, and more

Madeline Gray December 16, 2022
Just a day after his 14th birthday, eighth-grader Maxwell Tran will present to an audience of medical professionals and students...
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The California School Dashboard is back. Here’s what’s changed in 2022.

Ian Hanigan December 15, 2022
After a three-year hiatus, the California School Dashboard has returned. Considered the centerpiece of the state’s school accountability efforts, the...
2023 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award winners

Fullerton Joint Union teacher receives 2023 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

Vicky Nguyen December 13, 2022
After serving in the United States Navy for 21 years as a commander, teacher Robert “Allen” Stubblefield, Jr. found another way to give back to his country — increasing the cybersecurity awareness of students and inspiring the nation’s future cybersecurity...
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Educational programs from Orange County take home Golden Bell Awards

Ian Hanigan December 12, 2022
Seven school districts from Orange County have earned prestigious Golden Bell Awards for educational programs that help students test-drive potential...
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