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OCDE will launch the 2026-27 National History Day-Orange County season with a free virtual kickoff Sept. 10, giving new and returning coaches an introduction to the competition, this year's "Innovation in History" theme and resources to guide students through the months ahead.
Brea Junior High School seventh-grader Logan Thielen will represent California at the National Civics Bee Championship in Washington, D.C., after taking first place at the state competition with a proposal focused on bringing creative learning approaches into classrooms.
In an Aug. 13 Orange County Register feature, reporting intern Lillian Ashworth profiled Charlu's efforts to advance bilingual education in California, including her work on proposed legislation that would formally recognize translanguaging as an instructional approach.
Laughter, applause and plenty of proud supporters filled the Orange County Department of Education Conference Center on Aug. 4 as some of the county's leading STEM educators and advocates stepped forward to receive recognition for their work.
The OC Pathways Student Leadership Summit brought nearly 100 Orange County students together to connect with STEM professionals, learn from program alumni and build skills for future careers and leadership.
For decades, the Palomino family has called the Garden Grove community home. Now, the name of Frank and Irene Palomino will greet generations of students as they enter the elementary school located just across the street from where the family once lived. On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Garden Grove Unified School District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renamed Frank and Irene Palomino…
Quick look: ACCESS and Connections students returned to Summer at the Center, a two-week program offered in partnership with the Segerstrom Center for the Arts where students learn from professional artists to sing, dance and act. It would be hard to guess that the performers on stage had been rehearsing together for only two weeks. Yet that was exactly the case as students from OCDE’s ACCESS and…
A new $35.5 million investment in community schools will help expand a growing network of campuses across Orange County where students and families can access academic, mental health and community resources alongside their education. The funding, included in the new state budget, gives Orange County education leaders an opportunity to build on the community schools work already underway in…
Students across Orange County will begin returning to classrooms as soon as Aug. 6, starting with the Anaheim Elementary and Cypress school districts. Other OC campuses will reopen throughout August and into early September.
Quick look: Bobbito Garcia, a staple of New York street culture, spoke to juvenile hall students about the benefits of being a self-motivator and working hard at something every single day. For many students at OCDE’s Rio Contiguo and Otto A. Fischer schools, making decisions about their future and finding their purpose can be daunting. But according to Bobbito Garcia — a legendary New York…
