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Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
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
A group of students and advisors from Troy High School stand on a stage at the CyberPatriot National Finals, holding an award in front of a large screen displaying “CyberPatriot National Finals.”

Troy High cyber team earns national honors at CyberPatriot finals

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2026
speaker leads a panel discussion on stage

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...
educators prepare to board school bus

Surprise! OCDE announces the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Staff reports May 1, 2019
Who are the 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year? You’re about to find out. And so are they. Over...
Deborah Watkins is congratulated at a board meeting

OC worker is one of six California Classified School Employees of the Year

Ian Hanigan April 29, 2019
A cook from the Westminster School District’s central kitchen has been named one of six California Classified School Employees of the Year. Deborah Watkins, a 24-year district employee who works in Nutrition Services, earned top honors in the Child Nutrition...
El Modena Nature Center

VIDEO: El Modena High School Nature Center plants seeds for the future

Austin Duffis April 29, 2019
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Anonymous Greek...
Newspaper illustration

Weekly roundup: LB teams advance in problem-solving contest, school safety after Columbine and more

Ian Hanigan April 26, 2019
A pair of teams from Laguna Beach Unified has advanced to the finals in a contest that tasks students with...
Students with awards

Fullerton School District students create smartphone apps to solve real-world challenges

Ian Hanigan April 25, 2019
They devised apps to help locate lost pets, apps to protect the environment and apps to promote health and safety. More than 475 students in the Fullerton School District, ranging from grades two through eight, were recently tasked with brainstorming...
Students inspect the "Courage to Remember" Holocaust exhibit

VIDEO: Traveling Holocaust exhibit displayed at Huntington Beach High School

Staff reports April 24, 2019
Huntington Beach High School recently hosted the exhibit “Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945.” On loan from the Simon Wiesenthal...
Rocket launching

Student team from OCDE program named a finalist in national rocket competition

Ian Hanigan April 24, 2019
This literally was rocket science. A team of students from OCDE’s home school program has been named a national finalist in...
Dr. Andrew Pulver

New superintendent takes over in Los Alamitos Unified

Ian Hanigan April 23, 2019
The Los Alamitos Unified School District has a new superintendent. Dr. Andrew Pulver, who has served the Los Al community for 20 years, most recently as assistant superintendent of human resources, was selected to succeed Dr. Sherry Kropp, who led...
Kraemer Middle School students

Teams from two OC schools advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament

Ian Hanigan April 23, 2019
For the second straight year, a pair of Orange County schools will represent California at the Science Olympiad National Tournament....
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