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OCDE’s 5-3-1 Strategic Plan lays the groundwork for 2026

Ian Hanigan December 29, 2025
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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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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
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VIDEO: Fullerton teachers and students take field trip to Sept. 11 memorial

Vicky Nguyen September 13, 2022
What happened in the U.S. on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 will always be a moment that Nancy Karcher...
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Weekly roundup: Los Alamitos principal kisses pig after students reach goal, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 9, 2022
There is a saying that goes, “Don’t make promises you can’t keep.”  Well, McAuliffe Middle School’s Principal Dr. Ryan Weiss-Wright...
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Annual OCDE conference to promote language access for all

Madeline Gray September 9, 2022
The annual Interpreters and Translators Conference is returning this month, featuring three days of educational sessions to advocate for language access throughout the K-12 system.  The sixth seminar of its kind  — themed, “Language Access for ALL! Educational Leaders, Interpreters,...
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WATCH: Hispanic Heritage Month forum to celebrate Latino cultures, contributions

Vicky Nguyen September 8, 2022
National Hispanic Heritage Month annually recognizes the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino-identified communities.  On Monday, Sept. 19, from...
Sycamore Elementary Ribbon Cutting

VIDEO: State superintendent visits first of 13 community schools planned for Anaheim Union

Vicky Nguyen September 7, 2022
The students currently attending Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim recently became the first cohort of their district’s inaugural community...
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Anaheim Union High School District celebrates fifth anniversary of Arabic language program

Vicky Nguyen September 5, 2022
Not too far from a three-mile stretch in Anaheim that is known to many as Little Arabia, there are students attending Western High School who are learning the Arabic language. The 2022-23 school year marks the fifth anniversary of the...
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Weekly roundup: Marina High tennis star plays through epilepsy, school professionals discuss plans at safety summit, and more

Madeline Gray September 2, 2022
While professional tennis players have been serving up powerful matches in the U.S. Open this past week, local high school...

VIDEO: OC School Safety Summit examines proactive, collaborative strategies

Ian Hanigan September 1, 2022
School safety professionals and law enforcement leaders gathered at the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy in Tustin on Wednesday...
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2022-23 school year: Here’s a roundup of back-to-school posts from social media

Vicky Nguyen August 31, 2022
From brightly colored balloon arches to rolling out literal red carpets, school districts across Orange County are welcoming students back with VIP treatment. In honor of the new school year, the OCDE Newsroom has compiled a collection of social media...
Los Alamitos STEM building cut after

VIDEO: Los Alamitos Unified School District unveils new three-story STEM building

Vicky Nguyen August 29, 2022
The new school year marked a big milestone for the Los Alamitos Unified School District and its only high school,...
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