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Six questions — and answers — about rights and responsibilities during the National School Walkout

Fermin Leal March 12, 2018

Students nationwide, including many across Orange County, are expected to participate in Wednesday’s National School Walkout to protest gun violence. Although Orange...

Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more

Fermin Leal March 9, 2018

Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian Victor Bautista was surprised with the new car he received as a special thanks for his...

speakers discuss how schoools are dealing with school shootings

OC education, government, law enforcement leaders offer candid discussion on school safety

Fermin Leal March 6, 2018

Orange County’s public schools, law enforcement and other government agencies have boosted collaborative efforts in recent years aimed at preventing...

Kindness posters at Fisler Elementary School

#kindness1billion: Good deeds add up for kindergarteners at Fullerton’s Fisler School

Ian Hanigan February 26, 2018

A kindergarten teacher from Fisler School in Fullerton found a clever way to tie kindness to California’s math standards. At...

Student Aubree Lopez and teacher Erik Peterson

Nearly 75 years after his death, WWII hero’s story to be told by OC student, teacher

Ian Hanigan February 20, 2018

On a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery holds the graves of 9,387 Americans, most of whom lost...

Middle schoolers from La Habra earn top honors — again — in national environmental challenge

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2018

Remember when we told you about seven middle schoolers from La Habra who earned national honors in a STEM competition that...

Donna Dowicki is presented with Parenting OC magazine’s “Top Teacher” award by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union President and CEO Bill Cheney.

Find out who won Parenting OC magazine’s 2018 ‘Top Teacher’ award

Fermin Leal February 8, 2018

Two OCDE educators were individually recognized on Wednesday during Parenting OC’s 2018 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards ceremony. Allen Witten,...