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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
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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
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
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Calling young poets! Registration now open for annual Poetry Out Loud competition

Nichole Pichardo December 16, 2020
Albeit in front of a virtual crowd, Orange County would be proud, to see local high school students compete in...
ACEs Aware

Local online network helps raise awareness about ACEs and trauma-informed practices

Nichole Pichardo December 15, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social fallout have certainly had adverse effects in the lives of young...
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OC graduation rates continue to rise — and exceed state averages

Ian Hanigan December 15, 2020
Orange County’s graduation rates continue to trend in the right direction. Among OC students who started high school four years ago, more than 9 out of 10 graduated with their peers in 2020, according to figures released by the California...
Col. Denise Trelfa

Sunburst Youth Academy cadets commence journey toward brighter futures

Nichole Pichardo December 14, 2020
“You are led to the challenges in life that you are ready to overcome. The bigger the challenge, the bigger...
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Kindness follows on the heels of heartbreak for Inside the Outdoors manager and family

Ian Hanigan December 12, 2020
After losing their home to the devastating Bond Fire, the longtime caretaker of Inside the Outdoors’ Rancho Soñado site and...
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Weekly roundup: Brea Olinda Unified rolls the dice, new proposed state legislation, and more

Nichole Pichardo December 11, 2020
After months of counting votes, a local school board election was decided with a good old-fashioned roll of the dice. The race between Brea Olinda Unified School District incumbent board member Gail Lyons and first-time candidate Lauren Barnes to represent...

Winners announced in Health Care Agency’s mask message contest, which drew more than 600 entries

Nichole Pichardo December 8, 2020
Organizers at the OC Health Care Agency have announced the winners of the Mask Message Contest, wrapping up an online...
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Bond Fire claims Rancho Soñado site, home of OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Ian Hanigan December 5, 2020
For nearly 15 years, Rancho Soñado has served as the picturesque headquarters for OCDE’s popular Inside the Outdoors environmental education...
Area fires

2020 OC wildfire updates: Bond Fire, which swept through Rancho Soñado, now 40 percent contained

Ian Hanigan December 5, 2020
Below is a running digest on Orange County’s wildfires and school closures, with newer stories posted at the top. For official information on local fires, evacuations and road closures, be sure to follow the Orange County Fire Authority on Twitter....
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Weekly roundup: COVID surge alters reopening plans, new report examines learning loss, and more

Ian Hanigan December 4, 2020
The surge in Covid-19 cases has posed additional challenges for schools and districts in California that were making plans to...
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