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A student listens during a session at the AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference at Pomona College.

Weekly roundup: OCDE partners with Pomona College to host AVID leadership conference for ninth graders, and more

Vicky Nguyen April 3, 2026
Inside the Outdoors 2022 Summer Camp

REGISTER NOW: ITO announces themes for annual Summer Day Camp

Nathaniel Martinez April 2, 2026
UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026
Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
Woodbridge High School students win third place overall at the California Academic Decathlon in March.

Woodbridge High places third, OC students earn honors at the California Academic Decathlon

Madeline Gray March 28, 2023
With months of academic decathlon preparation in the books, Orange County students reached new heights, placing among the top scorers...
ACSA

Local ACSA chapter recognizes 18 Orange County educational leaders for excellence

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2023
The local Association of California School Administrators chapter unveiled its list of 18 exemplary educational leaders on March 24.  Established...
Loara High School softball players at ceremony for school alum Lauren Lappin.

Weekly roundup: Loara High retires jersey of softball alum, county names classified employees of the year, and more

Madeline Gray March 24, 2023
After playing professional softball and competing in the Olympic games, former Loara High School softball star Lauren Lappin returned to home plate to have her jersey retired at a ceremony held March 20. During the special event attended by friends...
Westminster School District leaders welcome Superintendent Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen

Westminster School District selects Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen to fill superintendent vacancy

Ian Hanigan March 23, 2023
After reviewing more than 30 qualified candidates, the Westminster School District has a new superintendent.  Westminster’s Board of Education voted...
Marina High School students beautification project

Marina High’s Helping Hands club welcomes spring with a beautification project

Vicky Nguyen March 22, 2023
As students, staff and school community members visit Marina High’s administrative building in the coming weeks, they will be welcomed...
Garden Grove Unified School District Jayden Ham

Garden Grove eighth-grader voices lead role in Nickelodeon’s ‘Bossy Bear’

Madeline Gray March 21, 2023
Middle schoolers at Irvine Intermediate School may know Jayden Ham as an eighth-grader who enjoys creating pixelated animations and taking science, technology, engineering, art and math, or STEAM classes.  Now, hundreds of thousands of Nickelodeon viewers are getting to know...
Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

OCDE announces the 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Vicky Nguyen March 20, 2023
The 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year are nine exemplary school workers who pour their hearts into...
NMUSD Spyder Lab at Back Bay High School

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa’s Spyder Lab gives students business skills, MTSS conference opens registration, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 17, 2023
There was a time when Back Bay High School senior Davian Gonzalez didn’t look forward to going to school or...
Warner Middle School's Kid Conference

Warner Middle School prioritizes student growth at ‘Stranger Things’-themed conference

Madeline Gray March 17, 2023
Warner Middle School students showed their peers how to improve their communication, embrace their individuality and prepare for their future during a “Stranger Things”-themed Kid Conference on Wednesday, March 8. This annual student-led event was created more than 20 years...
Sylvia Mendez and city officials

Sylvia Mendez shares her family’s legacy with OCDE alternative education students

Madeline Gray March 15, 2023
At 9 years old, Sylvia Mendez attended court trials with her family to fight school segregation in her community, and...
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