OCDE Newsroom

Weekly roundup: Five OC districts awarded for music education programs; Anaheim Elementary students return to campus; and more

Nichole Pichardo April 9, 2021

Five Orange County school districts this week were named among the 2021 Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM...

Anaheim Elementary School District targets e-cigarette manufacturer Juul in lawsuit

Fermin Leal January 13, 2020

The Anaheim Elementary School District has joined the Los Angeles Unified School District and the San Diego Unified School District...

students runs through exercise drills on school's field

NFL’s Play 60 program visits Anaheim elementary campus for fun football drills

Fermin Leal March 19, 2019

Students at Paul Revere Elementary School spent the afternoon Monday tossing footballs, spinning around tackling dummies and sprinting across obstacle...

$1.4 million in grants awarded to support performing arts in OC

Fermin Leal February 26, 2019

The Fullerton School District and the Anaheim Elementary School District were recently awarded a combined $1.4 million in state grants...

OC nonprofit helps bring ‘healthy smiles’ to students

Fermin Leal February 21, 2019

Tooth decay is one of the most prevalent chronic childhood illnesses. Yet it’s almost 100 percent preventable with proper care and...

Elementary students on a playground jumping in the air

Anaheim district to offer dual-language immersion at all 23 schools next year

Ian Hanigan February 20, 2019

The Anaheim Elementary School District plans to offer dual-language immersion programs at all 23 of its campuses starting in August....

All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019

After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same...

VH1 campaign helps restore music education in Anaheim schools

Fermin Leal January 16, 2019

Five years ago, there were no music programs at any campuses in the Anaheim Elementary School District. Today, all 23...

Anaheim elementary to open OC’s first Korean-language immersion program

Fermin Leal January 3, 2019

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Anaheim will start this summer Orange County’s first Korean dual-language immersion program. Korean was chosen based...

A group of students run toward their elementary school

Summer vacation ends for hundreds of students at three OC schools

Fermin Leal July 13, 2018

While scores of students across Orange County are hitting the beach, traveling on summer trips, or just sleeping through the...

anaheim elementary school district