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Orange County rising juniors Akshay Sharma and Sophie Martin help facilitate a healthcare fair for those in need in the OC community. (Photo courtesy of Project FairCare Health)

Weekly roundup: Two OC students expand healthcare access through nonprofit, and more

Madeline Gray July 24, 2026
AI Forward Summit 2026

AI Forward Summit on Aug. 3 to explore innovation, leadership and workforce readiness

Vicky Nguyen July 24, 2026
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No Kid Hungry names Fullerton Joint Union director as Summer EBT champion

Vicky Nguyen July 23, 2026
Orange County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean and Marvin Smith pose together in a studio

FutureCurrent: Former NFL player Marvin Smith on purpose, prevention and serving others

Ian Hanigan July 21, 2026
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California's first surgeon general, delivers the keynote address during the California Multi-Tiered System of Supports Professional Learning Institute on July 14 in Anaheim. Burke Harris spoke about the role of nurturing relationships and coordinated systems in supporting children's health, resilience and learning.

More than 2,300 educators gather to strengthen student supports at California MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Vicky Nguyen July 21, 2026
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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...
Shovels and earth-moving equipment

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 produced by the American Translators Association. In an article titled “Educational Interpreting 101: It’s a Lot Harder than It Looks,”...
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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...
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 the next several hours, six local educators will learn they’ve been selected to receive the county’s top honor for teachers...
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...
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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...
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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 tackling complex, open-ended challenges and presenting their creative solutions at tournaments. As the Laguna Beach Indy reports, Laguna Beach High’s...
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....
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