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Students at Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra are welcomed back to campus by taking photos in front of colorful school decorations. (Courtesy of La Habra City School District)

2026-27 school year: See the back-to-school photos captured across Orange County

Madeline Gray August 25, 2026
Newport Harbor huddles up after beating Nanakuli 41-0 in their opening game in Oahu.

OC football teams open season with perfect 6-0 record in Hawaii

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026
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OC District Attorney to host e-bike, e-motorcycle buyback event at Angel Stadium

Vicky Nguyen August 25, 2026
Nathan goodly with Grand Wizzard Theodore

Inventor of the record scratch Grand Wizzard Theodore inspires students to learn all they can

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026
Soccer player standing in the sun

Extreme heat expected across Orange County this week

Ian Hanigan August 24, 2026
Vern Burton

OCDE’s new leader of alternative education banking on innovative and individualized instruction to engage students

Ian Hanigan August 25, 2021
Career paths don’t always follow straight lines. Vern Burton knows this as well as anyone. In his younger days, Burton...
First day of school 21-22

Highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year

Nichole Pichardo August 23, 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With staggered start dates from August to the beginning of September, districts...
Cluttered desk

Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union partners with Google; OC students head back to the classroom; and more

Nichole Pichardo August 20, 2021
Students in the Anaheim Union High School District will soon have the opportunity to take job-specific training courses and earn specialized certificates as part of a new — and first of its kind in the nation — partnership with Google....
News blocks

Weekly roundup: An OC prep football preview, reactions to the state’s public health order, and more

Ian Hanigan August 13, 2021
With the Delta variant surging, most of this week’s education news understandably centered on COVID-19 protocols, including the new public...
Gavin Newsom

State to require all school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing

Ian Hanigan August 11, 2021
California will require that all teachers and school employees show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or get tested on a...
Centralia first day of school

It’s back-to-school season for the OC! Here’s a list of 2021-22 school start dates

Nichole Pichardo August 10, 2021
And just like that, summer is coming to an end. This week marks the start of a new school year for students in the Anaheim Elementary, Anaheim Union, Centralia, Savana and Tustin Unified school districts. And while August has become...
Karina's backpack project SAUSD

Weekly roundup: Local organization donates over 10,000 backpacks to Santa Ana USD students; state superintendent visits Southern California; and more

Nichole Pichardo August 6, 2021
Over ten thousand students in the Santa Ana Unified School District this week received backpacks with school supplies from Karina’s...
Ramon Miramontes

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students

Nichole Pichardo August 3, 2021
Buena Park School District Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the California Association of...
Regional Mental Health Coordinators team

OCDE hires countywide network of mental health coordinators

Nichole Pichardo August 3, 2021
With funding from the Mental Health Student Services Act, and in partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts, OCDE recently hired seven regional mental health coordinators, creating a countywide network to strengthen mental health procedures and...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: Anaheim Union announces artificial intelligence internship, students return to community college campuses, and more

Ian Hanigan July 30, 2021
The Anaheim Union High School District says it’s partnered with an Irvine-based technology firm to launch a new artificial intelligence...
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