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Edison High School arts educator Autumn Garcia and her students attend the opening reception of the "OC Arts and Disability: Arts on the Move Stamped!" exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center Saturday, Nov. 7. (Courtesy of Huntington Beach Art Center)

Weekly roundup: Students with disabilities curate exhibit at Huntington Beach Art Center, and more

Madeline Gray November 13, 2026
A laptop on a desk displays an Outlook-style email icon with a red warning symbol, with a coffee mug, potted plant and stacked books with an apple in the background.

Nationwide Microsoft outage disrupts email services for OCDE, other organizations

Ian Hanigan November 12, 2026
OCDE and County of Orange Social Services Agency staff gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 24, 2025, celebrating the transformation of four spaces at the Orangewood Children and Family Center into welcoming, trauma-informed environments for children and families.

OCDE, County of Orange Social Services Agency team up to encourage more families to foster

Vicky Nguyen November 10, 2026
Veterans, families and students in group photo

PHOTOS: Veterans Day takes on special meaning in Los Alamitos Unified

Ian Hanigan November 10, 2026
Orange County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean, seated in a wheelchair, poses with Dr. Christine Olmstead in the FutureCurrent podcast studio. Microphones, recording equipment and a screen displaying the podcast logo are visible in the background.

FutureCurrent: Christine Olmstead on belonging, engagement and redesigning schools

Ian Hanigan November 10, 2026
Portola Middle School Orange USD

Orange Unified partners with Verizon to bring free technology to underserved middle school students

Nichole Pichardo September 2, 2021
Two middle schools in the Orange Unified School District will soon benefit from a nationwide tech education program set to...
Eco Challenge

New recycling education program launches in OC classrooms

Nichole Pichardo September 1, 2021
As part of a multifaceted outreach program to educate students, residents and organizations about recycling best practices, Orange County Waste...

#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners

Nichole Pichardo August 30, 2021
Kindergarten students at Heritage Computer Science Academy in the Garden Grove Unified School District are now prepared for the new school year after a former GGUSD student raised nearly $2,500 to purchase backpacks filled with school supplies. Eliza Castrejon, a...
Principal with students and residents of an assisted living facility

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more

Ian Hanigan August 27, 2021
Like all Santa Ana Unified campuses, James Madison Elementary offered only distance learning for the entirety of the 2020-21 school...
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 throughout Orange County are continuing to welcome students back into classrooms for in-person learning. And although school still looks a...
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...
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 weekly basis, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The public health order, which is the first of its kind in the...
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...
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