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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
Dr. Sonia Llamas, assistant superintendent in the Santa Ana Unified School District, holds her award

Six earn honors through OCDE’s counselor recognition awards program

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2019
Four exemplary school counselors and a pair of educational leaders have been honored through OCDE’s Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate...
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Woodbridge High three-peats as OC Academic Decathlon champion

Fermin Leal February 12, 2019
Woodbridge High School won its third straight Orange County Academic Decathlon crown, earning an automatic bid to the California Academic...
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All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019
After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same calendar. The district’s Board of Education recently approved shifting Thomas Edison, Horace Mann and Ponderosa elementary schools to the traditional...
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Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more

Fermin Leal February 8, 2019
About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...
Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019
Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life...
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Full-day kindergarten coming to all Saddleback Valley Unified elementary schools

Fermin Leal February 6, 2019
Add Saddleback Valley Unified School District to those moving to a full day of kindergarten at all of its district elementary schools. District leaders recently announced that all 24 elementary schools will adopt the longer instructional day in all kindergarten...
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New partnership will allow some Garden Grove Unified high school students to enroll in college courses

Fermin Leal February 5, 2019
The Garden Grove Unified School District, the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Santa Ana College will partner to create...
Law enforcement and others at a command post

Glenknoll Elementary closes for one day following Yorba Linda plane crash

Ian Hanigan February 4, 2019
Updated at 4:19 p.m. on Feb. 4: The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District has announced that Glenknoll Elementary School will reopen...
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‘Decathletes’ face off in thrilling final round of OC Academic Decathlon

Fermin Leal February 2, 2019
Inside the Westminster High gymnasium, they waved pom poms, hoisted team flags, chanted cheers and screamed every time their team scored points. That was the scene Saturday during the Super Quiz portion of the 51st Orange County Academic Decathlon, one...
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Weekly roundup: California’s new schools chief, detection dogs in Fullerton, and more

Ian Hanigan February 1, 2019
California’s new superintendent of public instruction was abandoned by his father and lost his mother to cancer at age 6....
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