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Wendy Saldivar poses with Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean after receiving her 2027 Orange County Teacher of the Year award during a surprise classroom visit in April.

Loara Elementary teacher named one of five 2027 California Teachers of the Year

Vicky Nguyen October 8, 2026
Four education leaders pose at the Fullerton School District Board of Education meeting on July 27, 2026, holding a large ceremonial $525,000 check from OCDE’s Innovation Funding Initiative.

OCDE opens second round of Innovation Funding Initiative, offering up to $525,000 per project

Ian Hanigan October 7, 2026
From left, Lynne Pentecost, CEO of Schoolhaus Advisors Inc.; Sara Ludovise and Yarib Dheming of OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors; Orange County Board of Education Trustee Mari Barke; Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean; board Clerk Dr. Ken Williams; board President Tim Shaw; Inside the Outdoors Operations Manager Stephanie Smith; and Robert Demmond, associate principal with tBP/Architecture, gather for the Rancho Soñado groundbreaking.

Groundbreaking marks the return to Rancho Soñado for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors

Ian Hanigan October 6, 2026
Saddleback High School students learn about plants and growing techniques during a Sept. 21 event celebrating the school’s $10,000 Future Innovators Initiative grant from Hyundai.

$10,000 Hyundai grant supports Saddleback High’s plans for outdoor STEM learning

Vicky Nguyen October 6, 2026
Attendees pose with Carl the Collector and OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, in orange, during the department’s International Translation Day celebration at PBS SoCal studios in Costa Mesa.

OCDE celebrates International Translation Day at PBS SoCal studios

Vicky Nguyen October 5, 2026
A California Distinguished School logo

38 Orange County elementary campuses named California Distinguished Schools

Madeline Gray January 6, 2023
Thirty-eight elementary schools in Orange County have been recognized by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond as 2023 California Distinguished Schools. After...
(Courtesy of Life Science Intelligence)

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...
2018 OCDE career fair

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 an opportunity to serve students?  Orange County school districts are looking for dynamic, dedicated individuals like you. Whether you’re an...
collection of featured story images from 2022

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...
Al Mijares at his desk

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 Elementary School got to meet the people who inspired some of their favorite characters on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Vanessa Bryant,...
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson (Photo by David K. Riddick)

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...
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...
Student writing at a desk

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 dashboard is an online resource designed to show how well schools and districts are performing using easy-to-read visual indicators. On...
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...
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