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Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026
Lincoln Elementary School students explore new robotics challenges in the campus' Innovation Lab. (Courtesy of Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa students discover tech skills via Innovation Lab, Valley High to host career education film screening, and more

Madeline Gray January 16, 2026
Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Students use solar power in competition, governor’s budget seeks tech upgrades, and more

Fermin Leal May 17, 2019
Students from four Orange County high school teams will compete in the 2019 Solar Cup this weekend at Lake Skinner in...
students stand on stage

7 outstanding PAL programs and advisors honored for innovative practices

Fermin Leal May 16, 2019
Five school-level Peer Assistance Leadership programs, or PAL, and two advisors were honored by the Orange County Department of Education...
Student Maverick Malfavon and teacher Erik Peterson

Local students triumph at National History Day-California competition

Ian Hanigan May 15, 2019
For Maverick Malfavon, months of research, writing and preparation came down to just 10 minutes. That’s how much time the eighth-grader from Santiago Elementary School in Santa Ana had to deliver a performance on the little known court case of...
Superintendent Joanne Culverhouse accepts an award

Awards dinner honors school administrators from Orange County

Ian Hanigan May 15, 2019
More than 20 Orange County educational leaders and a nonprofit were celebrated this week at an awards ceremony for local...
money in education jar

Governor’s latest state budget proposal targets about $81 billion for public schools

Fermin Leal May 14, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom has provided in his latest budget proposal a slight boost in overall spending for public education, including...
William Allen Young and event co-host

VIDEO: Actor William Allen Young reflects on 30-plus years of emceeing the VSA Festival

Staff reports May 13, 2019
For more than three decades, actor and director William Allen Young has emceed Orange County’s VSA Festival, which annually celebrates the artistic achievements of students and adults with disabilities. “It’s really a family,” he says. “Those of us who have...
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Weekly roundup: Health education framework approved, lawmakers pitch school start-time bill, and more

Ian Hanigan May 10, 2019
The California Board of Education approved a new optional framework for health education this week, offering guidance to help K-12...
two girls work on an ipad coding project

Woodbridge High student working to spread her appreciation of STEM to other girls

Fermin Leal May 9, 2019
Avika Patel’s list of accolades is quite impressive, especially for a high school junior. The Woodbridge High student has been...
students in a classroom try on vests

VIDEO: Students form friendships with special needs peers through talking vests

Fermin Leal May 8, 2019
A group of students at Olinda Elementary in Brea Olinda Unified School District invented computerized vests that allow them to better communicate with peers who have speech impediments or communicative disorders. The students created the “Vest Buddy,” which uses a...
U.S. News Best High Schools logo

8 OC campuses place in top 100 statewide on new U.S. News ‘Best High Schools’ ranking

Fermin Leal May 7, 2019
Oxford Academy in Anaheim Union High School District ranked as the second best high school in California in the recently...
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