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Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
students from five high school academic decathlon teams pose for a photo on a stage

Woodbridge High finishes eighth in 2019 California Academic Decathlon

Fermin Leal March 25, 2019
Woodbridge High School earned a top-10 finish in this weekend’s California Academic Decathlon, placing eighth overall. The team from the...
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Weekly roundup: Students learn environmental lessons through excursions, schools recognized for civic education, and more

Fermin Leal March 22, 2019
Dozens of fifth-graders have learned about nature and the environment by sleeping, eating and learning at a four-day, three-night Newport Bay...
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OCDE website offers educators a one-stop shop for workshops, trainings and more

Ian Hanigan March 21, 2019
Are you a local educator looking for professional development opportunities? You might want to bookmark this site: www.ocde.us/PLO The Orange County Department of Education has been building this web resource for some time now, separating trainings and workshops by subject....
Title card for event, Know My Name, Face and Story

OCDE, county superintendent to host ‘Saving Our Most Vulnerable Boys and Young Men’ event

Ian Hanigan March 20, 2019
Educators from Orange County and beyond will gather in May for a special forum to address the needs of vulnerable...
students runs through exercise drills on school's field

NFL’s Play 60 program visits Anaheim elementary campus for fun football drills

Fermin Leal March 19, 2019
Students at Paul Revere Elementary School spent the afternoon Monday tossing footballs, spinning around tackling dummies and sprinting across obstacle...
Four students painting

17 public schools from OC celebrated for engaging students in civic education

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2019
Seventeen Orange County schools have been recognized with awards from the California Courts system for implementing top-notch civic education programs — and eight of them are in the Anaheim Union High School District. Statewide, fewer than 100 campuses received Civic...
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Weekly roundup: Fullerton partnership creates college pipeline, OCC’s new planetarium, and more

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2019
A new partnership between Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton College and the Fullerton Joint Union High School District seeks to create...
Rendering of Legacy Magnet Academy

Tustin Unified breaks ground on new Legacy Magnet Academy

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2019
Tustin Unified School District officials broke ground Wednesday on a state-of-the-art middle and high school set to open in the...
Two students in front of a Berlin Wall exhibit

VIDEO: Local students document ‘triumph and tragedy’ at National History Day competition

Ian Hanigan March 13, 2019
 Nearly 500 young historians representing 34 schools and a dozen districts showcased their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at this year’s National History Day-Orange County competition. Hosted by OCDE, the event was staged Friday, March 8 and Saturday,...
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5 OC high school teams advance to championship round of international robotics contest

Fermin Leal March 12, 2019
Hundreds of high school students from across the region competed this weekend in teams with remote-controlled robots they assembled for...
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