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

Madeline Gray July 24, 2026

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

Vicky Nguyen July 24, 2026

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

students pose for a photo inside a classroom

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...

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 on Tuesday, Feb. 5 with its regular class and childcare schedules. *** An elementary school in Yorba Linda was closed...

‘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...

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....

Tustin Unified to offer full-day kindergarten at every campus

Fermin Leal January 31, 2019

All elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District will provide a full day of kindergarten to every student beginning this fall. The district is moving from offering a half-day of kindergarten instruction at its 19 elementary schools to the...

VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2019

There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school’s performance....

Students and staff from the Anaheim Union High School District

Student orators make their points at Project Soapbox speech competition

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2019

Orange County students demonstrated some impressive oratory skills during last month’s Project Soapbox showdown. And one of them has earned a...

Weekly roundup: MLK inspires Anaheim students’ service projects, volunteers scoop up trash in estuary, and more

Fermin Leal January 25, 2019

Even though it was a school holiday, Anaheim Union High School District students headed to their campus or into the communities Monday for projects that included assisting seniors with their tech gadgets, putting together care packages for veterans and cleaning up district...

Students smiling at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

OC Academic Decathlon kicks off this weekend for hundreds of students

Fermin Leal January 24, 2019

Hundreds of students from 41 local high schools will participate over two consecutive Saturdays in the 51st annual Orange County...