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Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: A moment to reflect — and a look ahead

Stefan Bean March 30, 2026
Student winners and their teachers gather on stage with Chapman University President Matt Parlow during the March 13 awards ceremony for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
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Troy High cyber team earns national honors at CyberPatriot finals

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2026
Westminster School District students perform onstage during the Saturday program.

OCDE announces Dual Language Immersion Convening focused on Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curriculum

Vicky Nguyen March 26, 2026
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...
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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...
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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 teachers deliver lessons tied to the state’s health content standards. As EdSource reported, frameworks are in place for a number...
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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...
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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 released U.S. News 2019 Best High Schools ranking. Oxford, a magnet school in Cypress, ranked 19th overall nationally. It’s the...
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Samueli Academy breaks ground with next phase of campus expansion

Ian Hanigan May 7, 2019
When Samueli Academy launched six years ago with its first class of 120 freshmen, the campus consisted of portable classrooms...

OCDE efforts to improve interpreter and translator services highlighted in national publication

Ian Hanigan May 6, 2019
OCDE’s lead language interpreter and translator has been featured in the latest issue of the ATA Chronicle, a national publication...
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Weekly roundup: High school construction academy meets workforce needs, Teachers of the Year celebrated, and more

Fermin Leal May 3, 2019
Students trained through Katella High School’s Building Industry Technology Academy, or BITA, are finding work in the construction sector straight out of high school, helping fill a shortage of skilled workers. The program has taught scores of students how to...
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Forum aims to create solutions to support at-risk boys and men of color

Fermin Leal May 2, 2019
More than 500 educators, community leaders, students and others gathered Thursday to discuss how to better support at-risk men and...
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