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An aerial view shows emergency crews cooling a large industrial storage tank with water at the site of the Garden Grove chemical leak as mist rises from the facility.

Garden Grove chemical leak: Fire officials say overnight operation at tank site yields ‘positive intel’

Staff reports May 24, 2026
Sierra Vista Middle School students Aryan Shah, Krish Marfatia, Kaito Yamashita and Davis Barbee win the Stephenson Family Award for Sports History at the NHD-CA contest earlier this month.

Orange County claims state-leading honors at National History Day, sends 21 students to finals

Madeline Gray May 22, 2026
Students participating in the OC GRIP program gather at Angel Stadium before the Los Angeles Angels’ May 19 game against the Oakland Athletics.

Weekly roundup: Sports Illustrated highlights OC GRIP mentorship event at Angel Stadium, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 22, 2026
From left, Rebekah Rylant of Don Juan Avila Middle School in the Capistrano Unified School District, Rolando Vivar of Fulton Middle School in the Fountain Valley School District and Pam McShea of Dysinger Elementary School in the Centralia Elementary School District were recognized with 2025-26 Outstanding PAL Advisor Awards from the Orange County Department of Education.

OCDE PAL team honors six campuses, three advisors for building positive school environments

Vicky Nguyen May 21, 2026
Aissa (left) and a fellow cast member performing in University High School's "Dreamland."

Student from Connections at University High DHH program brings artistic ASL to school musical

Nathaniel Martinez May 20, 2026
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Q&A: OCDE’s Project GLAD trains educators to build literacy and language skills

Ian Hanigan October 11, 2018
This week, nearly 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators are engaging in in-depth conversations about language acquisition and multiliteracy at...
California State Capitol Building

Updated 2018 state bill tracker: Education laws that will impact OC schools

Fermin Leal October 10, 2018
(A previous version of this post ran in September. This version has been updated with new information.) Gov. Jerry Brown...
Laboratory technician Tony Figueroa helps El Toro High student Mason Maragon work design an experiment to test the integrity of a pad lock.

OC Pathways recognized for work helping train students for college, careers

Fermin Leal October 9, 2018
OC Pathways has been nominated for the eighth annual Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet Awards by the Orange County Business Council. The program recognizes the work of local government agencies that have implemented innovative policies and programs that “cut...
Teacher Mandy Kelly and her students

For one OC class, an assignment on kindness turns into a kindness movement

Ian Hanigan October 8, 2018
It began with a simple classroom assignment: Perform one random act of kindness every day for a month, and write...
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Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach High promotes voter registration drive, OC test scores remain steady, and more

Fermin Leal October 5, 2018
With election day just one month away, the effort to register more young people to vote continues to be a...
Portrait of Analee Kredel

OCDE’s new special ed chief brings strong vision for continuing success of schools and programs

Ian Hanigan October 3, 2018
The Orange County Department of Education has tapped Analee Kredel as its newest chief of Special Education Services. Kredel, who had served as a program administrator with the department, assumed her new role on Oct. 1. She succeeds Dennis Roberson,...
An image of young students using desktop computers

OC students continue steady progress in latest performance assessments

Fermin Leal October 2, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, Orange County students outpaced their peers statewide on math and English standardized tests, according to...
students holding ballons stand in front of their school

OC campus wins prestigious National Blue Ribbon award

Fermin Leal October 1, 2018
Golden Elementary in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, was awarded Monday a 2018 National Blue Ribbon, the country’s top prize...
globe of earth with two flags in front of it

Conference highlights the growing demand for school interpreters, translators

Fermin Leal October 1, 2018
As the population continues to become increasingly diverse, school interpreters and translators now play a more vital role in helping families break down language barriers can that prevent students from succeeding. That was the message from the 2018 Interpreters and...
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Weekly roundup: H.B. district implements federal security assessment, Saddleback College turns 50, and more

Ian Hanigan September 28, 2018
At a news conference this week, the Huntington Beach City School District announced that it’s adopted a robust security assessment...
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