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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
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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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Rancho Santiago Community College District welcomes new chancellor

Fermin Leal August 12, 2019
The Rancho Santiago Community College District has named Marvin Martinez as its new chancellor. Following an extensive national search, the...
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Weekly roundup: Agriculture programs thriving in OC, students returning to school, and more

Fermin Leal August 9, 2019
Orange County might be among the most populous counties in the nation, but some agriculture programs are thriving here. The...
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Summer vacation over for many OC students

Fermin Leal August 8, 2019
Tens of thousands of Orange County students are returning to school this week, welcomed at campuses by balloons, high-fives and hugs from their teachers, principals and other staff. August has now become the official start of the new year for...
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VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors summer camps nurture a natural curiosity — and kindness

Ian Hanigan August 7, 2019
Did you know OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program offers summer camps? From late June through early August, ITO...
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Weekly roundup: Future farmers send animals to sanctuaries, educators gather to talk equity, and more

Ian Hanigan August 2, 2019
Five Fullerton students who are part of a Future Farmers of American program decided the slaughterhouse wouldn’t be the final...

3 of 4 high school graduates in OC attended college last year

Fermin Leal July 31, 2019
About 76 percent of high school graduates in Orange County last year went on to enroll in college, according to new figures released by the state. The California Department of Education recently released the new College-Going Report, which features data...

Ensuring success of all students the theme of three-day MTSS conference

Fermin Leal July 30, 2019
More than 3,000 educators from throughout California are gathering this week for a conference aimed at sharing practices that support...
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OC teacher finds innovative practices, common purpose during tour of German schools

Ian Hanigan July 29, 2019
It might not be business card-official, but we’ll go ahead and call Gina Whitcomb our international education correspondent. In 2017,...
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Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more

Fermin Leal July 26, 2019
Harrison Duran, a graduate of Fullerton Union High School, recently found the partial skull of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops. Duran, a current biology student at UC Merced, saw the base of a horn piercing into the ground of the North...
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Can’t attend the 2019 California MTSS institute? Here’s how to watch the keynotes live

Ian Hanigan July 25, 2019
Thousands of educators and school-based professionals will gather for three days in Long Beach next week to discuss practices that...
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