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31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

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
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
Attendees at the 2017 Language Learner Celebration

Sixth annual Language Learner Celebration to recognize exemplary OC educators and model programs

Ian Hanigan May 3, 2018
OCDE will honor Orange County educators, administrators, community liaisons and parents who have championed the success of language learners at...
FNL students in front of an Orange Police vehicle

Local Friday Night Live leaders thank police for efforts to thwart impaired drivers

Ian Hanigan May 2, 2018
Students involved in the Friday Night Live club at El Modena High School recently took an after-hours field trip to...
county superintendent awards teacher with trophy

Videos: OCDE announces the 2019 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Ian Hanigan May 1, 2018
They don’t know it yet, but today is a big day for six Orange County educators. Over the next few hours, the 2019 Orange County Teachers of the Year will be revealed during surprise visits to their respective campuses. Once...
A young girl paints a metal pail.

OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors makes the most out of Earth Month with 27 community events

Ian Hanigan April 30, 2018
You probably know that April 22 is annually observed as Earth Day. But did you know the entire month of...
students sit in front of monitors competing in online gaming

Fountain Valley High wins inaugural Orange County High School Esports League crown

Fermin Leal April 28, 2018
The two teams made up of orcs, dragons, vikings, serpents and other virtual characters battled in front of a screaming...
A news graphic

Weekly roundup: Virtual surgeries, Earth Day, an e-sports championship and more

Ian Hanigan April 27, 2018
Our favorite story this week is about a 7-foot tablet with an iPad-like screen that’s helping students enrolled in Esperanza High’s Medical Sciences Academy perform virtual surgeries. As we reported Tuesday, the device is called an Anatomage Table, and it...
Principal addresses crowd in a multipurpose room

Laguna Beach’s Top of the World Elementary reaches new heights in environmental education

Ian Hanigan April 27, 2018
Top of the World Elementary School is, well, on top of the world. The Laguna Beach campus recently learned that...
Students playing string instruments

Is six-peat a thing? Irvine Unified again ranks among the ‘Best Communities for Music Education’

Ian Hanigan April 26, 2018
The NAMM Foundation has named the Irvine Unified School District among its Best Communities for Music Education for the sixth straight year....
Students on computers participating in online gaming

Final 4 teams to battle for Orange County High School Esports championship

Fermin Leal April 25, 2018
After 12 weeks of intensive gaming, four teams remain in contention for the inaugural Orange County High School Esports League Championship that will be decided this Saturday. Teams from La Quinta High in Westminster, Fountain Valley High, Cypress High and...
a student performs a simulated surgery on an interactive screen

Esperanza High School’s new life-size medical tablet allows students to perform simulated surgeries

Fermin Leal April 24, 2018
The group of students gathered around the patient known as Carl inside a lab at Esperanza High as they performed...
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