OC schools get set to take on the Great Kindness Challenge Ian Hanigan January 17, 2023Schools across Orange County are getting to ready participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which kicks off Monday, Jan. 23....
Weekly roundup: OC students make list of America’s top 300 teen scientists, governor proposes budget, and more Vicky Nguyen January 13, 2023Three high school students from Orange County were named finalists in the Society for Science’s list of the top 300...
#kindness1billion: Here’s a photo collection of schools creating holiday cheer for families in need Vicky Nguyen January 11, 2023In the spirit of holiday giving, many schools in Orange County held donation drives for food and toys to help...
Academic event season has arrived. Here are some important dates in 2023. Ian Hanigan January 9, 2023A new year is upon us, and that means we’ve officially entered academic event season. Over the next six months,...
38 Orange County elementary campuses named California Distinguished Schools Madeline Gray January 6, 2023Thirty-eight elementary schools in Orange County have been recognized by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond as 2023 California Distinguished Schools. After...
Weekly roundup: Ocean View students complete exclusive business program, education career fair approaches, and more Madeline Gray January 6, 2023Four juniors and four seniors from Ocean View High School were selected to participate in a six-week business academy hosted...
OCDE to host Orange County schools winter Career Fair on Jan. 10 Vicky Nguyen January 5, 2023Are you interested in starting the new year with a career in education, or are you an educator looking for...
2022 in Review: A look back at some of the OCDE Newsroom’s most notable stories Ian Hanigan December 27, 20222022 began inauspiciously enough, with a massive Covid-19 spike that caused widespread absences following winter break. But then case rates...
Mijares: New park in Westminster honors desegregation’s Orange County roots Al Mijares December 26, 2022On a crisp December morning, the City of Westminster and the Orange County Department of Education celebrated the opening of...
OCDE shares Punies Lesson Series with Vanessa and Natalia Bryant at Costa Mesa school Madeline Gray December 23, 2022After four months of listening to “The Punies” podcast and identifying with the stories, a class of third-graders at Kaiser...