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UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026
Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: A moment to reflect — and a look ahead

Stefan Bean March 30, 2026
Student winners and their teachers gather on stage with Chapman University President Matt Parlow during the March 13 awards ceremony for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Capistrano Valley High teacher wins $25K grant, dual immersion program includes infants, and more

Fermin Leal February 14, 2020
Capistrano Valley High teacher Candice Harrington was presented this week with a $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation, which...
Team USA hockey players and students

VIDEO: Team USA hockey players scrimmage with Fullerton students

Greg Lammers February 13, 2020
Students at Richman Elementary School in the Fullerton School District got the unique opportunity to scrimmage with four members of...
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State celebrates 2020 California Distinguished, National Blue Ribbon schools at Disneyland ceremony

Fermin Leal February 12, 2020
The 35 Orange County 2020 California Distinguished and six National Blue Ribbon schools, along with all other honorees from across the state, were celebrated Monday at a ceremony at The Disneyland Resort. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond led a celebration of...
students at a table

Westminster School District dual immersion expands into infant program

Fermin Leal February 11, 2020
In the Westminster School District, children as young as four months old are now learning Spanish and English as they...
Working Wardrobes after the fire

After a devastating fire, Working Wardrobes looks to rebuild

Ian Hanigan February 10, 2020
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 2, a fire broke out at the headquarters of Working Wardrobes, which...
Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team at the ceremony

For the fourth straight year, Woodbridge High wins the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2020
Is four-peat a thing? We’re going to go ahead and say yes, and that Woodbridge High School just did it, winning its fourth straight Orange County Academic Decathlon championship on Friday. With the victory comes an automatic bid to the...
computer and newspaper

Weekly roundup: California’s lone ballot measure, the science of superheroes, and more

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2020
Proposition 13 is the only statewide measure on the March 3 ballot, and while it happens to share a name...
Health education guide on a table

Your one-page guide to health education in California (available in multiple languages)

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2020
In 2019, the California Board of Education approved a framework to help teachers deliver lessons aligned with the state’s health education...
Students gathered outdoors

#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2020
The kind acts keep adding up in 2020. Nearly four years ago, OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness project to promote civility, boost character and create positive school climates. The idea was to collect and count as many...
students wait in line for backpacks

Tillys gives away backpacks, other merchandise to San Juan Hills High students

Fermin Leal February 5, 2020
Irvine-based Tillys recently stopped by San Juan Hills High School to give away 150 backpacks, coupons and other items to...
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