VIDEO: Relive the moment six educators were named the 2024 Orange County Teachers of the Year Madeline Gray May 1, 2023On Thursday, April 27, OCDE representatives made their way to school campuses across the county via a big yellow school...
OCDE honors five counselors and two counseling advocates for National Counseling Week Madeline Gray February 8, 2023Not only do school counselors play a vital role in helping students manage their emotions, they also guide students on...
Here’s how OC schools and districts celebrated the Lunar New Year Madeline Gray January 26, 2023Students, educators and community members across Orange County began the Lunar New Year by participating in cultural performances, playing games...
Tustin Unified names new superintendent Nichole Pichardo November 1, 2021The Tustin Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent. Dr. Mark Johnson, who currently serves as a local...
Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year Nichole Pichardo August 23, 2021It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With staggered start dates from August to the beginning of September, districts...
Voices United: Tustin Unified fifth-grade honor choir celebrates resilience during a challenging year Nichole Pichardo June 17, 2021 While looking back at graduations, celebrations and promotions from across the county, OCDE Newsroom staff recently came across a...
VIDEO: Surprise! Six exemplary educators learn they’re OC’s Teachers of the Year Ian Hanigan May 22, 2020This year’s Orange County Teacher of the Year announcements looked a bit different. Conspicuously missing was the big yellow bus,...
#kindness1billion: More than 130 Tustin third-graders surprised with new bikes Ian Hanigan December 18, 2019Following an essay contest, more than 130 third-graders from Thorman Elementary in the Tustin Unified School District were summoned to...
Tustin Unified to offer full-day kindergarten at every campus Fermin Leal January 31, 2019All elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District will provide a full day of kindergarten to every student beginning...
Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more Fermin Leal November 16, 2018Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school...