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Project GLAD® Coordinator Jennifer Salas goes over language development strategies for teachers to utilize in their own classrooms.

REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® to offer Foundations and Secondary Foundations Training this fall

Nathaniel Martinez September 18, 2026
Two students kneel in a farm field planting young seedlings while other participants work in rows behind them under a blue sky.

Second Harvest invites OC students to learn, serve at working Irvine farm

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2026
Middle/outside blocker Megan Hodges (6) leaps for a spike in the gold medal game against the Dominican Republic at the NORCECA U23 Pan Am Cup in Managua, Nicaragua.

San Juan Hills volleyball standout helps Team USA win U23 Pan American Cup gold

Nathaniel Martinez September 16, 2026
OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, right, introduces keynote speaker Dr. Janet Núñez-Pineda during the 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center.

OCDE to mark International Translation Day with PBS SoCal studio visit

Vicky Nguyen September 16, 2026
Orange County Business Council CEO Jeff Ball joins County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean on the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: OC Business Council CEO Jeff Ball explores how students will shape the region’s economic future

Madeline Gray September 15, 2026
La Quinta High School Music Teacher Darlene Machacon

La Quinta High music teacher honored for educational excellence

Madeline Gray September 29, 2022
La Quinta High School teacher Darlene Machacon’s efforts to create music-making opportunities while meeting students’ needs have earned her recognition...
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ACCESS educators build relationships to promote better attendance

Vicky Nguyen September 28, 2022
Education can only fulfill its promise as the great equalizer when we work to ensure that students are attending school...
OC Children's Book Festival Poster

Orange County Children’s Book Festival to promote diversity in literacy

Madeline Gray September 26, 2022
The annual Orange County Children’s Book Festival, coming up this weekend on Oct. 2, will star an array of authors — among them actors, designers, animators and space engineers. This event has opened kids’ eyes to new subjects and novels...
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Weekly roundup: Brea Canyon High creates ‘Care Closet’ for students, national Blue Ribbon school, Hispanic Heritage Month, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 23, 2022
When high school student Nathaniel Ornelas needed a suit to wear to a job interview, he turned to Brea Canyon...
Rainbow fentanyl

State warns school leaders about new brightly colored ‘rainbow fentanyl’

Ian Hanigan September 23, 2022
State health officials cautioned school leaders this week about a new and concerning version of the synthetic opioid known as...

Garden Grove school celebrates Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with community

Vicky Nguyen September 22, 2022
With their glowing lanterns, the students and families of Murdy Elementary School celebrated as a community to welcome the full harvest moon — a symbol of peace, prosperity and togetherness.  The Garden Grove Unified School District campus held its first...
I Voted sticker

VIDEO: Secretary of State encourages high school students to pre-register to vote

Vicky Nguyen September 21, 2022
Young people have the potential to be a powerful voice in elections, but only if they get involved and make...
2022 Hispanic Heritage Month colloquium

VIDEO: Virtual forum stresses importance of building relationships with Latino and Hispanic-identified students

Vicky Nguyen September 20, 2022
“My teachers told my mom that my English was unsatisfactory and blamed Spanish as the biggest impediment.” Dr. Itzel Meduri...
2022 Broadcom Masters

Nine OC students named top STEM scholars at Broadcom Masters

Madeline Gray September 19, 2022
Broadcom MASTERS recently announced its top middle school students, spotlighting 300 young innovators from across the country who have made their mark in the fields of math, applied science, technology and engineering. After a multi-tiered selection process, nine Orange County...
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Weekly roundup: OC students named National Merit semifinalists, forum to honor Hispanic Heritage Month, and more

Madeline Gray September 16, 2022
Congratulations are in order for high school campuses throughout Orange County as hundreds of students were recently named National Merit...
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