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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
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
dozens of students sit in front of computers participating in online gaming at UC Irvine

OC High School Esports League to host a series of weekend workshops at UCI

Ian Hanigan February 8, 2018
The Orange County High School Esports League, which kicked off its inaugural season on Jan. 31, is hosting a series...
Donna Dowicki is presented with Parenting OC magazine’s “Top Teacher” award by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union President and CEO Bill Cheney.

Find out who won Parenting OC magazine’s 2018 ‘Top Teacher’ award

Fermin Leal February 8, 2018
Two OCDE educators were individually recognized on Wednesday during Parenting OC’s 2018 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards ceremony. Allen Witten,...
female teachers shows two students a book

OC District Pulse: La Habra City School District

Fermin Leal February 7, 2018
Even after more than 100 years teaching children, La Habra City School District continues to evolve. The nine-campus district is reconfiguring, redesigning and revitalizing how it is educating students. The district is in the process of moving all it’s campuses...
A Tustin student at Irvine Valley College's Astounding Inventions competition

Irvine and Tustin students showcase their ‘Astounding Inventions’ at Irvine Valley College

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2018
Will “Staircase Friendly Rolling Backpacks” be the next big thing? What about the “Go Go Scooter,” the “Temperature Regulating Blanket”...
A student on an Academic decathlon team holds up two numbers indicating his team answered a question correctly

Academic ‘decathletes’ battle for O.C. crown in thrilling Super Quiz Relay

Fermin Leal February 3, 2018
Teams took their places at center court inside Westminster High School’s gymnasium, surrounded by fans that packed the bleachers, armed...
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Weekly roundup: La Habra to reconfigure grade spans, esports in OC, a whodunnit in Capo, and more

Ian Hanigan February 2, 2018
Big changes are coming to the La Habra City School District in 2018-19. As the Orange County Register reports, the 5,000-student district is reconfiguring its schools so they all serve students from transitional kindergarten through the sixth grade — or...
a group of students dressed in red form a heart on a school's blacktop

New video aims to support students struggling with social, emotional needs

Fermin Leal February 1, 2018
Santa Ana Unified School District recently posted a video called “We Care: Get Help” to show support for students who...
students gather around computer monitors to play video games

Ready player one: Orange County High School Esports League to debut this week

Ian Hanigan January 30, 2018
Thirty-seven teams from 25 local high schools have signed on to be a part of the new Orange County High...
State superintendent Tom torlakson at a podium

Educators, experts gather at OCDE summit focused on dyslexia

Fermin Leal January 30, 2018
Magic Johnson, Gavin Newsom, Steven Spielberg and Henry Winkler all have something in common aside from their fame. They each suffer from dyslexia. But the learning disability hasn’t stopped them from finding tremendous success in business, entertainment, politics and other...
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School in the Garden Grove Unified School District

Three OC campuses earn spots on state’s list of model middle schools

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2018
Three Orange County campuses have earned their way onto a list of California’s top-performing middle schools. Hilton D. Bell Intermediate...
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