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Students participate in an environmental education field trip with Inside the Outdoors.

Inside the Outdoors to celebrate nearly 50 years of promoting environmental literacy

Madeline Gray August 15, 2023

Since 1974, Inside the Outdoors has introduced elements of environmental education to Orange County classrooms and provided students with opportunities...

Santa Ana Unified School District students intern at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory this summer.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana students explore engineering careers with NASA, OCDE expands early learning programs, and more

Madeline Gray August 4, 2023

A group of Santa Ana Unified students is learning how to utilize the newest space technologies this summer through an...

A.I. and Education: OCDE to host three-day professional development series on artificial intelligence

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2023

The Orange County Department of Education will present a three-day professional learning series this fall to help educators better understand...

Eighth-grade students from Fairmont Private Schools’ Historic Anaheim Campus

Orange County schools earn 29 medals at the 2023 USAD National Academic Pentathlon

Vicky Nguyen May 23, 2023

More than 250 students from all over the country participated in the 2023 USAD National Academic Pentathlon at the Hyatt...

Westminster High celebrates FFA anniversary

Weekly roundup: Future Farmers of America program turns 50, California MTSS conference extends early registration, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 19, 2023

Westminster High School celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Future Farmers of America program with a gathering to recognize the...

Twice in three years: OC math teacher is again a finalist in Presidential Awards program

Ian Hanigan May 17, 2023

An Irvine math teacher has, for the second time in three years, been named a finalist in the prestigious Presidential...

OC Pathways hosts the first K-16 Regional Education Collaborative meeting on Feb. 7, 2023.

OC Pathways launches network of work-based learning resources for regional education partners

Madeline Gray May 15, 2023

OC Pathways will host its second installment of the K-16 Regional Education Collaborative network sessions on Tuesday, inviting educational partners...