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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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AP tests for middle schoolers? At Fullerton School District, 70 take exam for the first time

Fermin Leal May 16, 2018
Seventy middle school students from the Fullerton School District took the Advanced Placement Computer Science Exam last year, with four...
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Orange Unified School District teacher wins top honor from continuation schools group

Fermin Leal May 15, 2018
Orange Unified School District career technical education teacher Susan Damon was named as one of four 2018 Teacher of the...
Chris Downing

Anaheim Elementary School District announces its new superintendent

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2018
The Anaheim Elementary School District has found its next superintendent. Christopher Downing, who currently serves as a local district superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s southern region, has been selected to take the reigns of Anaheim Elementary starting...
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Weekly roundup: Gov. Brown’s new budget forecast, U.S. News’ Best High Schools, homeless education, and more

Ian Hanigan May 11, 2018
Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal is forecasting a $8.8 billion surplus for next year, about $3 billion more than...
Members of the Jeffrey Trail Middle School Science Olympiad team

OC to send two teams to the Science Olympiad National Tournament in Colorado

Ian Hanigan May 10, 2018
After earning top honors at the Southern California State Science Olympiad Tournament last month, teams from two Orange County campuses...
Jeanne Awrey

Q&A: OCDE works to remove barriers and align resources for county’s homeless students

Ian Hanigan May 9, 2018
Jeanne Awrey says people are often shocked to learn that Orange County is home to approximately 28,000 homeless students. “That’s about 5.5 percent of our overall student population that has been consistently homeless,” she says. “We really haven’t dipped below...
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U.S. News reveals 2018 Best High Schools ranking; find out which OC campuses made the list

Fermin Leal May 9, 2018
Oxford Academy in Anaheim Union High School District ranked as the second best high school in California in the U.S....
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Students to showcase more than 200 STEM-themed exhibits at ocMaker Challenge

Fermin Leal May 8, 2018
Students from across Orange County will exhibit more than 200 STEM-based designs that promote creativity and innovation at the ocMaker Challenge held...
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Mijares: Remembering Mrs. Crane, and honoring all who teach and inspire

Al Mijares May 7, 2018
When I remember my fourth-grade teacher, I see a woman with strawberry-blond hair wearing a prim dress. In my mind, she bears a close resemblance to the character Ethel Mertz from “I Love Lucy.” But Mrs. Crane’s class was no...
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Weekly roundup: Anaheim High gets digitally mapped, OCDE names Teachers of the Year, and more

Fermin Leal May 4, 2018
Officials at Anaheim High School have built a virtual map of the campuses using the latest technology that could allow...
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