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Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026
Lincoln Elementary School students explore new robotics challenges in the campus' Innovation Lab. (Courtesy of Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa students discover tech skills via Innovation Lab, Valley High to host career education film screening, and more

Madeline Gray January 16, 2026
Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026
Volunteers cleaning Upper Newport Bay

OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors leads Upper Newport Bay clean-up

Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019
More than 200 local volunteers scooped 600 pounds of trash from the Upper Newport Bay estuary on Saturday during a...
Irvine Unified Superintendent Terry Walker

Irvine Unified has hired more than 1,100 teachers in eight years

Ian Hanigan January 22, 2019
Here’s a stat that caught our attention: The Irvine Unified School District has hired 1,156 teachers since 2011. That amounts...
An image of paper in a typewriter with the words "Orange County Education News"

Weekly roundup: Laguna district explores partnership with Irvine Valley College, L.A. teachers strike continues, and more

Ian Hanigan January 18, 2019
Laguna Beach High School could become the latest campus to offer its students college credits through a partnership with Irvine Valley College. As reported in the Daily Pilot, the Laguna Beach Unified school board heard a presentation this week about a...
students play music instruments

VH1 campaign helps restore music education in Anaheim schools

Fermin Leal January 16, 2019
Five years ago, there were no music programs at any campuses in the Anaheim Elementary School District. Today, all 23...
Orange Unified representatives pose with shovels

Orange Unified breaks ground on second of four new science centers

Ian Hanigan January 15, 2019
Seven months after breaking ground on a new science center at Orange High School, Orange Unified leaders were at it...
Animated graphic of people and buildings

VIDEO: School accountability plans require input from parents, students and other stakeholders

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2019
School districts throughout Orange County will soon be reaching out to parents, students and community members, asking them to weigh in on critical priorities and funding decisions. Maybe your district already has. It’s all part of a statewide effort to...
News graphic

Weekly roundup: Nature preserve celebrates 90th anniversary, proposed state budget boosts school funding, and more

Fermin Leal January 11, 2019
The Tucker wildlife sanctuary, tucked into the heart of Modjeska Canyon, serves as a living classroom for thousands of students...
Gavin Newsom

Public school funding to increase by $2.8 billion under Gov. Newsom’s initial budget proposal

Fermin Leal January 10, 2019
California will provide an additional $2.8 billion in revenue to public education in the upcoming school year under a preliminary...
students pose with superintendent Joanne culverhouse

La Habra Supt. Culverhouse named among OC’s ‘Most Influential’

Fermin Leal January 8, 2019
La Habra School District Superintendent Joanne Culverhouse spearheaded an effort last year to modernize the district’s nine campuses, which included the creation of a specialized focus for each school. Her work won praise from the Orange County Register, which recently...
Teacher stands in front of class

Anaheim elementary to open OC’s first Korean-language immersion program

Fermin Leal January 3, 2019
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Anaheim will start this summer Orange County’s first Korean dual-language immersion program. Korean was chosen based...
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