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UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

Vicky Nguyen April 1, 2026
Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: A moment to reflect — and a look ahead

Stefan Bean March 30, 2026
Student winners and their teachers gather on stage with Chapman University President Matt Parlow during the March 13 awards ceremony for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
Students at a robotics competition

Robots compete in sumo, soccer and an obstacle course at La Habra City School District competition

Ian Hanigan March 22, 2018
The La Habra City School District held its second annual Robot Rally this week, drawing more than 80 tech-savvy students...
students stands in front of her model of a cathedral

SLIDESHOW: Expo showcases the work of students in OCDE’s independent study program

Ian Hanigan March 21, 2018
A third-grader demonstrated the principles of animation using a zoetrope. An eighth-grader created an intricate Lego model of the Cassini–Huygens...
An image of the Discovery Cube in Santa Ana

Magnet elementary school in Brea partners with Discovery Cube Orange County

Ian Hanigan March 20, 2018
Brea Olinda Unified’s first and only magnet school has entered into a new partnership with Discovery Cube Orange County that’s already providing unique opportunities for students and educators. District officials say teachers and other staff members at Laurel Magnet School of...

OC’s Academic Decathlon champions set high goals for state tournament

Fermin Leal March 18, 2018
Each member of this year’s Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team believes there’s plenty of room for improvement, even after winning...
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Weekly roundup: Student walkouts, National History Day, OC’s STEM courses, a middle school hoops tournament, and more

Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018
Our lead item in this week’s roundup is the story that made front pages across the country. Students from campuses...

OCDE Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosts regional tournament for Gallaudet University Academic Bowl

Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018
A regional academic contest for high schoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing drew 80 students from about a dozen western states to the campus of University High School in Irvine over the weekend.  While a team representing the...

ACSA awards breakfast honors OC’s ‘Student Superheroes’

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2018
Some had mourned a death in the family. Others battled a severe illness or experienced homelessness. But they all had...
Students in a classroom

Santa Ana High students engage in real-time civics lesson with peers from Broward County, Florida

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2018
The walkouts had ended nearly two hours earlier. But inside a classroom at Santa Ana High School, an important civics...
a crowd of students facing away

Students throughout the U.S., Orange County take part in protests

Fermin Leal March 14, 2018
Students from across the country participated Wednesday in a National School Walkout to protest gun violence. They included an untold number from Orange County schools participating in a variety of activities. Some took to the streets outside their campuses, carrying...
a female and male student work on a robotic vehicle while both are hunched over it

New dashboard gives parents, community members a view of K-12 STEM courses across OC

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2018
A new website created by OC STEM in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education lets you quickly browse...
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