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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
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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
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
Pioneer Middle School students with their crossing guard

In the news: Pioneer Middle School students reciprocate kindness of local crossing guard

Ian Hanigan December 19, 2017
You tend to see an uptick in stories about kindness this time of year. But this recent article in the...
two students work on an engineering project with the help of their teacher

Tustin High School’s Femineers Club works to empower girls in STEM education

Fermin Leal December 18, 2017
Like many high school engineering clubs, students in this club spend their time building rockets to launch into the sky,...
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Weekly roundup: More honors for Tesoro’s music teacher, local superintendent updates, and more

Ian Hanigan December 15, 2017
Back in February, we learned that Tesoro High music teacher Keith Hancock was awarded the Grammy Foundation’s prestigious Music Educator Award for 2017. Now we’re hearing the Capistrano Unified standout is in the running for another major accolade — the Varkey Foundation’s...
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Mijares: OC’s new esports league looks to power up interest in STEM fields

Al Mijares December 13, 2017
There was a time when video game consoles were considered incompatible with academics, based on the belief that they distracted...
Gunn Marie Hansen

Orange Unified school board promotes Hansen to schools chief

Fermin Leal December 12, 2017
The Orange Unified School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted last week to appoint Gunn Marie Hansen as the district’s...
Washington Middle School students

La Habra middle schoolers earn national recognition in environmental challenge

Ian Hanigan December 11, 2017
Seven middle schoolers from La Habra have earned honors in a national contest that challenged teams of students to tackle environmental issues — and develop practical solutions Cyana Arce, Jessica Emerson, Tannya Gallegos, Yuko Jackson, Janelle Martinez, Emmanuel Ruiz and Kendra Wise from Washington Middle School in...
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Weekly roundup: Students create zombie app, California School Dashboard released, and more

Fermin Leal December 8, 2017
A group of students from the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School district worked on developing smartphone apps, including one about a...
Animation of an avatar holding up a tablet displaying the California School Dashboard

VIDEO: Some tips to help parents navigate the California School Dashboard

Fermin Leal December 7, 2017
Local schools and districts can find out today how well they performed in the state’s newest school accountability system, the...
Victor de los Santos

Santa Ana Unified teacher a finalist for Grammy’s Music Educator Award

Fermin Leal December 6, 2017
A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2018 Grammy Music Educator Award, presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum. Victor de los Santos, director of bands...
Capitol Holiday Tree in Sacramento California

In the news: La Habra second-grader chosen to help light Capitol Christmas Tree

Ian Hanigan December 6, 2017
California Governor Jerry Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown will get an assist from a local elementary school student...
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