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Two students speak at a podium onstage during the Friday Night Live Chapter Recognition Ceremony at the Barclay Theatre.

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors student chapters and advisor for prevention leadership

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
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Governor’s May Revision proposes renewed investment in California MTSS

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
Students from Loara Elementary School in the Anaheim Elementary School District attend the 2026 Conga Kids Dance Championship at The Novo at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on May 7.

Anaheim elementary schools named finalists in Conga Kids dance championship

Vicky Nguyen May 14, 2026
ITO Project Zero Waste

Project Zero Waste field trip connects students to real-world sustainability efforts

Vicky Nguyen May 14, 2026
A group of elementary students and their principal stand near a red barn and garden area on Golden View Elementary’s school farm.

OC Impact School: At Golden View Elementary, hands-on learning grows from farm to classroom

Ian Hanigan May 13, 2026
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Students, community members honor MLK with Back Bay clean-up

Fermin Leal January 30, 2020
Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping clean their...
Christine Sun Kim

OC grad and former DHH student to sign the national anthem before Super Bowl LIV

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2020
A graduate of University High School who was enrolled in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program has been tapped...
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OC esports federation produces positive STEM learning outcomes, researchers say

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2020
Students who participated in a national esports league that launched in Orange County became more interested in STEM careers, demonstrated greater critical thinking skills and reported higher levels of school engagement, according to newly released research from UC Irvine. In...
Young children in a classroom

Placentia-Yorba Linda to offer full-day kindergarten at all 21 elementary schools

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2020
By next fall, all kindergarteners in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will have the same daily schedule as the...
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5 healthy habits to get you through cold and flu season

Ian Hanigan January 24, 2020
We may be in the thick of cold and flu season, but there are some proven ways you can help...
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Weekly roundup: Drone program takes off, the origins of MLK Day, a closely watched SCOTUS case, and more

Ian Hanigan January 24, 2020
With drones becoming increasingly more prevalent in photography, construction, journalism and other career fields, Fullerton College has a program that offers basic and advanced drone-piloting classes, along with courses to show students how the remote-controlled fliers are used in specific...
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Educators, community members gather at OCDE forum to discuss tolerance in schools

Fermin Leal January 22, 2020
More than 200 educators, activists, law enforcement personnel and others gathered Wednesday for a forum aimed at combating incidents of...
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High school teams prep for the 52nd annual Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan January 22, 2020
Hundreds of students from more than 40 local high schools are getting ready to compete for team honors and individual...
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Skyview student wins honor for anti-alcohol artwork

Fermin Leal January 21, 2020
Camrie Gurule, a student in OCDE’s ACCESS Skyview School, recently won the top prize in a contest organized by the Orange County Health Care Agency for her artwork aimed at preventing the use of alcohol products among young people. Students...
Chalk drawing that says, "The Earth without ART is just "eh."

La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020
The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary...
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