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

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
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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
Students at the Academic Decathlon

Academic event season has arrived, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2020
January arguably marked the start of a new decade. It also ushered in academic event season. Over the next five months,...
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Anaheim Elementary School District targets e-cigarette manufacturer Juul in lawsuit

Fermin Leal January 13, 2020
The Anaheim Elementary School District has joined the Los Angeles Unified School District and the San Diego Unified School District...
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Weekly roundup: Classified staff grant program pays off, revisiting the state’s funding formula, and more

Ian Hanigan January 10, 2020
A state program that seeks to address California’s teacher shortage by training school employees to become classroom teachers appears to be paying off. The California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program has helped turn nearly 300 classified staff members into...
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Santa Ana Unified teacher again a finalist for Grammy educator award

Fermin Leal January 9, 2020
A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2020 Grammy...
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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...
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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 as the featured speaker at next month’s 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture. Harjo’s presentation will be held at the Irvine...
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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,...
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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 to research and address issues impacting their communities. The initiative is organized by Action Civics CA through the Mikva Challenge,...

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...
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