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Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
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New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
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Schools invited to participate in fifth annual Character Day on Sept. 26

Ian Hanigan September 12, 2018
Schools, families and community organizations are encouraged to join a global conversation on the importance of character on Sept. 26....
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New school bus policy aims to improve student safety

Fermin Leal September 11, 2018
School buses in Orange Unified School District headed to pick students up for the first day of the new school...
Two students from the Monroe Elementary Language Academy

The Deeper Learning Podcast | On ‘Bilingual Education’ with Orange County Supt. Al Mijares

Ian Hanigan September 10, 2018
Bilingual education has seen a resurgence in recent years, with parents, businesses and educators touting the advantages of multiple-language acquisition for students and society as a whole. But the story of bilingual education isn’t a simple one — particularly in...
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Cypress College opens center to support Anaheim Pledge students

Ian Hanigan September 10, 2018
Cypress College will hold a dedication ceremony this month for a new center serving the first crop of students associated...
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Weekly roundup: Pies disappearing from California School Dashboard, tobacco prevention experts answer some vaping questions, and more

Fermin Leal September 7, 2018
The California School Dashboard is getting a makeover ahead of its latest release. Edsource reported this week that since its...
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Santa Ana students ask astronaut about life on the International Space Station during live stream

Fermin Leal September 6, 2018
Students at Mendez Intermediate School in Santa Ana Unified spent part of their morning Thursday peppering an astronaut with questions about life in outer space. Astronaut Ricky Arnold, orbiting about 255 miles above California on the International Space Station, answered...
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Garden Grove Unified begins year with high-fives, new opportunities for students

Ian Hanigan September 5, 2018
Last week, Garden Grove Unified School District administrators, teachers and staff rolled out the red carpet at several campuses, where...
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Weekly roundup: College offers free tuition, HB students receive new backpacks, and more

Ian Hanigan August 31, 2018
Orange Coast College is offering free tuition to full-time, first-year students. The “Pirates’ Promise” is available to California residents who...
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Skyview students learn soccer skills from LA Galaxy coaches at Jewish festival

Fermin Leal August 30, 2018
A group of students from OCDE’s ACCESS Skyview Elementary and Middle School were recently invited by the Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County as guests of the 2018 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtFest. The JCC Maccabi Games, one of...
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OC Superintendent Mijares honored by Black Chamber of Orange County

Ian Hanigan August 29, 2018
Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the Black Chamber of Orange County,...
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