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Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
illustration of human circuitboard

Anaheim Union to host district’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence Summit

Nichole Pichardo October 27, 2021
The Anaheim Union High School District is bringing together a diverse line-up of speakers from Google, IBM, the United Nations...
The 101 website

Introducing The 101: New OCDE website breaks down complex education issues

Ian Hanigan October 26, 2021
The Orange County Department of Education has developed a new website to unpack complex education issues. It’s called The 101,...
Students in WellSpace

VIDEO: WellSpace openings celebrated in Los Alamitos Unified

Ian Hanigan October 25, 2021
Los Alamitos Unified School District officials recently gathered with representatives from the Orange County Department of Education, CHOC and the Los Alamitos Education Foundation to formally dedicate new WellSpace centers at McAuliffe and Oak middle schools.  There are now five...
A news graphic

Weekly roundup: A mariachi band’s Helpful Honda surprise, vaccine mandate protests, and more

Ian Hanigan October 22, 2021
A mariachi band from Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana recently received some unexpected kindness from the SoCal Helpful...
Brian Dozer with bike and OCDE staff

Bike to the future: Campaign takes to the streets in support of career technical education

Ian Hanigan October 22, 2021
Vital Link President Brian Dozer is biking to campuses across Orange County to raise awareness and funding for career technical...
Students in classroom

U.S. News & World Report releases first rundown of elementary and middle schools

Ian Hanigan October 21, 2021
U.S. News & World Report is known for its rankings of high schools and colleges, but for the first time ever it’s also released data and rankings for elementary and middle schools. After crunching numbers for more than 80,000 public...
STEAM race to space reading challenge

OC Children’s S.T.E.A.M. reading challenge takes off this week

Nichole Pichardo October 20, 2021
Although the Orange County Children’s Book Festival won’t be returning for an in-person event this year, festival organizers are partnering...
Local dignitaries with over-sized check

Park and trail honoring Mendez case gets additional state funding

Ian Hanigan October 19, 2021
A Westminster park and trail that will commemorate the landmark school desegregation case of Mendez v. Westminster has secured an additional $1.5 million in funding.
Bullying prevention 2021

OCDE bullying prevention program promotes inclusivity and the power of ‘One’

Nichole Pichardo October 18, 2021
More than 1 out of every 5 students will be bullied this year, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. And while experts have reported that bullying decreased when schools were closed due to the pandemic, many...
California Teacher of the Year

Two OC educators are among five 2022 California Teachers of the Year

Ian Hanigan October 15, 2021
Alondra Diaz from Gates Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District and Sovantevy “Sovey” Long-Latteri of La Sierra...
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