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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
Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
2021 Angels AVID 8th Grade Standouts

Angels Baseball Foundation honors eighth-grade standout students

Nichole Pichardo June 3, 2021
Sixty-two Orange County eighth-graders have been honored for their outstanding work in a program that prepares students for college. And...
WellSpace at McAuliffe Middle School

VIDEO: With mental health in focus, school-based WellSpace centers offer ‘a space of calm’

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2021
 Imagine a space on a middle or high school campus that resembles a tranquil coffee house or the lobby...
Directing Change 2021

Orange County students honored for films on suicide prevention and mental health

Nichole Pichardo June 1, 2021
Three mental health videos produced by students from Orange County recently earned statewide honors in the 2021 Directing Change Program and Film Contest, and dozens have earned regional recognition. The contest is part of statewide suicide prevention and mental health...
2021 TUSD grad wins Toyota

Weekly roundup: Tustin USD grad wins a new car; state superintendent visits OC; and more

Nichole Pichardo May 28, 2021
With multiple ceremonies, graduates sitting six feet apart and other safety measures in place, the first of many 2021 commencement...

State superintendent touts Garden Grove’s Eisenhower Elementary as a model school for reopening safely

Ian Hanigan May 27, 2021
Greeted by a crowed of energized students, educators and district leaders, California’s top education official paid a visit to Eisenhower...
2021 CSEY CA

Three Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year receive state honors

Nichole Pichardo May 27, 2021
A few short weeks ago, they were named Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year. Now, three of the county’s top workers have received one of the state’s top honors. Patricia Mendez, activity monitor at Manuel Esqueda Elementary School...
Fairmont Academic Pentathlon team 2021

Two Orange County middle schools earn top honors at the 2021 national Academic Pentathlon

Nichole Pichardo May 26, 2021
Two middle school teams from Orange County were awarded silver medals in their respective grade levels at the 2021 United...
Screen shot of Zoom call

Local students make their best pitches at Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship competition

Ian Hanigan May 25, 2021
A trio of students from University High School in Irvine recently took third place in a “Shark Tank”-style competition organized...
Summer programs

A sneak peek at school district summer learning programs

Nichole Pichardo May 24, 2021
As the end of an anything-but-normal school year draws near, Orange County districts are making plans to offer summer accelerated learning programs designed to help students’ with everything from enrichment to grade recovery to mental health. While summer school is...

OCArts4All Showcase puts student art on display throughout Orange County

Nichole Pichardo May 21, 2021
Over 1,200 pieces of student art are currently on display — both virtually and in person — as part of...
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