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A Westminster School District teacher welcomes students for the 2026-27 school year. All eligible district schools earned gold or platinum California PBIS recognition for their work to create positive, supportive learning environments.

Weekly roundup: More than 250 Orange County schools earn statewide PBIS recognition, and more

Vicky Nguyen August 28, 2026

WATCH: How schools can use existing insurance coverage to support student mental health services

Ian Hanigan August 27, 2026

Students at Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra are welcomed back to campus by taking photos in front of colorful school decorations. (Courtesy of La Habra City School District)

2026-27 school year: See the back-to-school photos captured across Orange County

Madeline Gray August 25, 2026

Newport Harbor huddles up after beating Nanakuli 41-0 in their opening game in Oahu.

OC football teams open season with perfect 6-0 record in Hawaii

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026

OC District Attorney to host e-bike, e-motorcycle buyback event at Angel Stadium

Vicky Nguyen August 25, 2026

All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019

After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same...

Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more

Fermin Leal February 8, 2019

About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...

Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019

Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life science companies this week during the second annual Irvine Career Discovery Day. The Feb. 5 event was hosted by the...

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....