Students in Hicks Canyon Elementary School’s Mandarin Immersion Program recently celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, learning ...

Quick look: Nearly six years after the Bond Fire devastated Rancho Soñado, OCDE broke ground on a new $21 million ...

Wendy Saldivar of Loara Elementary School in Anaheim has been named one of five 2027 California Teachers of the Year. Fellow ...

Saddleback High School is one of 10 Orange County public schools originally selected for a $10,000 Future Innovators ...

OCDE’s 10th annual Interpreters and Translators Conference brought together 160 language professionals from California and across the country for professional learning, networking and recognition ...

Wendy Saldivar of Loara Elementary School in Anaheim has been named one of five 2027 California Teachers of the Year. Fellow Orange County educator Brittany Walters of Dr. Peter Marshall Elementary ...

Ian Hanigan serves as chief communications officer for the Orange County Department of Education, overseeing the Communications and Media Services unit. Along with producing stories and videos for the ...

Quick look: OCDE will open the second round of its Innovation Funding Initiative on Oct. 7, offering eligible Orange County school districts serving grades TK-12 up to $525,000 for three-year projects ...

Quick look: Nominations are open through Oct. 23 for the 2026-27 Orange County Music and Arts Administrators Awards, which recognize teachers, classified staff, administrators and arts advocates whose ...

OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca welcomes attendees to the department’s 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center. Language professionals gather for ...

Westminster High School Principal Amy Sabol joins students during the Giving Farm’s annual watermelon harvest. (Photo courtesy of the Huntington Beach Union High School District) Westminster High ...

For former Centralia Elementary School District student Sarah Barron, there’s something special about holding a book and turning its pages while getting lost in the words. Now, Barron hopes to share ...