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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
forum attendees gather for roundtable discussion

Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Fermin Leal January 8, 2020
Incidents of bullying, violence, discrimination and other hate-related cases have spread across schools nationally, including those in Orange County. So...
Joy Harjo with saxophone

Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series

Ian Hanigan January 7, 2020
Author and performer Joy Harjo, who was recently named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, has been announced...
Mars landscape

Contest at OCC challenges students to simulate Mars rover mission

Ian Hanigan January 6, 2020
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa will serve as the Southern California hub for NASA’s ROADS on Mars Student Challenge, which will give local students a chance to complete a simulated Mars mission — and possibly win a trip to...
student works with mentor at a desk

VIDEO: Internship offers insight into different aspects of engineering careers

Fermin Leal December 31, 2019
Melanie, a student in the Garden Grove Unified School District, learned the roles in sales, client management and project presentation...

Anaheim Union students clean up at Project Soapbox speech competition

Ian Hanigan December 30, 2019
We’re written a few times here about Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition that challenges young people across the country...

Commentary: Curiosity — a necessary impetus for learning

Guest columnist December 27, 2019
BY JASON VILORIA, ED.D. Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District In the 1930s, a Swiss psychologist named Jean Piaget introduced the theory of cognitive development, explaining how children actively construct knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Piaget argued that this...
county superintendent hugs a teacher of the year

Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal December 26, 2019
Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...
staff picks up christmas gifts

VIDEO: ‘Warming hearts’ campaign promotes spirit of giving during holiday season

Fermin Leal December 23, 2019
Some families in the community received extra toys, clothes, gift cards and other presents to help them better enjoy the...
Workers in a kitchen

Weekly roundup: Ocean View debuts new Central Kitchen, artificial intelligence enters the classroom, and more

Ian Hanigan December 20, 2019
The Ocean View School District unveiled its new Central Kitchen this week. As the Orange County Register reported, the 13,000-square-foot facility was built from scratch on a Warner Avenue site that was once a K-8 campus. Filled with state-of-the-art culinary...
teacher works with students on a project

State names 35 OC campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools

Fermin Leal December 18, 2019
The state Department of Education has named 35 Orange County campuses as 2020 California Distinguished Schools, the top honor for...
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