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An aerial view shows emergency crews cooling a large industrial storage tank with water at the site of the Garden Grove chemical leak as mist rises from the facility.

Garden Grove chemical leak: Compromised tank continues heating as evacuations remain in place

Staff reports May 23, 2026
Sierra Vista Middle School students Aryan Shah, Krish Marfatia, Kaito Yamashita and Davis Barbee win the Stephenson Family Award for Sports History at the NHD-CA contest earlier this month.

Orange County claims state-leading honors at National History Day, sends 21 students to finals

Madeline Gray May 22, 2026
Students participating in the OC GRIP program gather at Angel Stadium before the Los Angeles Angels’ May 19 game against the Oakland Athletics.

Weekly roundup: Sports Illustrated highlights OC GRIP mentorship event at Angel Stadium, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 22, 2026
From left, Rebekah Rylant of Don Juan Avila Middle School in the Capistrano Unified School District, Rolando Vivar of Fulton Middle School in the Fountain Valley School District and Pam McShea of Dysinger Elementary School in the Centralia Elementary School District were recognized with 2025-26 Outstanding PAL Advisor Awards from the Orange County Department of Education.

OCDE PAL team honors six campuses, three advisors for building positive school environments

Vicky Nguyen May 21, 2026
Aissa (left) and a fellow cast member performing in University High School's "Dreamland."

Student from Connections at University High DHH program brings artistic ASL to school musical

Nathaniel Martinez May 20, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Teachers learn about deep sea exploration, Unity Day in Capo, and more

Fermin Leal October 25, 2019
More than 100 educators from across California, including more than a dozen from Orange County, visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at...
Capitol building

Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

Fermin Leal October 24, 2019
The California State Legislature was busy this session that just concluded considering dozens of proposed education bills that could affect...
AUHSD Superintendent Michael B. Matsuda and Lisa Haines, Vice President of Public Affairs, Disneyland Resort.

Disneyland Resort partners with Anaheim Union High School District on workforce development program

Ian Hanigan October 22, 2019
The Disneyland Resort is contributing $350,000 to the Anaheim Union High School District to support a popular summer internship program. Anaheim’s Innovative Mentoring Experience, or AIME, has provided summer mentoring experiences to nearly 7,000 students through 55 partnering businesses, including...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Healthy students are better learners — and more likely to become healthy adults

Al Mijares October 21, 2019
Educators across the country are increasingly focusing on the health of students, and for good reason. Along with our commitment...
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Weekly roundup: The Great ShakeOut, impactful arts, new state legislation, and more

Ian Hanigan October 18, 2019
The students and staff of Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin Unified dropped, covered and held on this week. And they...
Backpack bag with pencils and vape stick

OCDE nets $500,000 state grant for tobacco prevention efforts

Ian Hanigan October 15, 2019
OCDE recently received more than $500,000 in state funding to help keep vaping devices, cigarettes and other tobacco products out of the hands of students. As part of the California Department of Justice’s Tobacco Grant Program, grants were presented this...
Outside Marconi auto museum

Fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase to strengthen partnerships between educators, industry leaders

Ian Hanigan October 14, 2019
Orange County businesses will learn how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other...
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Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

Fermin Leal October 11, 2019
As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs...
classroom instruction

New state tests show OC students continue steady growth

Fermin Leal October 9, 2019
Orange County’s public school students continued to make steady progress in English language arts and mathematics in the latest round of state tests, according to figures released today. For the fifth consecutive year, local students continued to outpace their peers...
students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

OCDE secures $449,000 grant for career and technical education

Fermin Leal October 8, 2019
The Orange County Department of Education has been awarded a federal grant of $448,936 to help prepare more students in...
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