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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
A student in a Lakers jersey stands beside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dr. Stefan Bean

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

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
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
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Schools, districts required to have students submit college financial aid applications or opt-out form

Ian Hanigan November 7, 2022
Based on legislation that passed last year, it’s now a requirement for every graduating senior in California to submit an...
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OC experts convene to discuss fentanyl dangers and prevention strategies

Ian Hanigan November 4, 2022
Last year, the lives of 36 young people in Orange County — all under the age of 20 — were cut...
OUSD employees at C-STEM

Weekly roundup: UC Davis recognizes two Orange Unified educators, OC celebrates its top teachers, and more

Vicky Nguyen November 4, 2022
Two educators from the Orange Unified School District were recognized by the University of California, Davis during the 2022 C-STEM Conference in late October. During the event, West Orange Elementary School Principal Dr. Monica Murray was announced as one of...
student global health leaders

Two OC students speak at Johns Hopkins University’s Global Health Leaders Conference

Vicky Nguyen November 3, 2022
Two students from Orange County were selected to speak this year at the Global Health Leaders Conference led by Johns...
CS Fundamentals Orange County

OCDE to host two-day community schools workshop on Nov. 17-18

Vicky Nguyen November 2, 2022
An upcoming two-day workshop hosted by OCDE will break down the fundamentals of community schools for educational teams and partners seeking to...
Orange County Health Care Agency building

OC Health Care Agency calls for preventative measures as RSV infections and hospitalizations rise

Ian Hanigan November 1, 2022
Citing record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations from respiratory infections, local public health officials are urging Orange County residents to follow disease preventive measures, including staying home when sick, covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands frequently and masking up in large group...
2023 Orange County Teachers of the Year finalists

Top educators of 2023 honored at Orange County Teachers of the Year dinner

Vicky Nguyen November 1, 2022
“The rewards of teaching” was the theme for the 2023 Orange County Teachers of the Year dinner celebration at the...
Coastline ROP Board Meeting

Not-for-profit AI program encourages students to pursue careers in STEM

Madeline Gray October 31, 2022
STEM students from the Irvine and Tustin unified school districts were awarded for their dynamic innovations at this year’s Intel...
Sunburst Academy Class 30 cadet Abigail Ramirez practice rap lyrics with musician Jamie Ross.

Weekly roundup: Sunburst cadets channel their emotions through music, statewide student assessment results are in, and more

Madeline Gray October 28, 2022
Making beats, writing lyrics and becoming leaders — this is what the past week on the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy campus looked like for cadets as they participated in a five-day hip-hop and arts education workshop. Grizzly Magazine, a California...
GGUSD leaders

Garden Grove Unified launches anonymous reporting app to improve school safety

Vicky Nguyen October 27, 2022
Achieving student safety and mental wellness are races without finish lines for campuses and districts across Orange County.  After significantly...
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