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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
Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025

New dyslexia guidelines offer more direction for educators

Fermin Leal October 12, 2017
Experts estimate that 70 to 80 percent of people who struggle to read suffer from dyslexia. They also estimate that...
Science teacher Gregory Gardiner, left, leads a class lesson with students.

OC teacher wins top state honor

Fermin Leal October 11, 2017
The state Department of Education on Wednesday named Gregory Gardiner, a science teacher from Edison High School in Huntington Beach,...
Canyon Fire 2 smoke over Orange

The latest on Canyon Fire 2 school closures

Fermin Leal October 11, 2017
Updated at 4:05 p.m. on Oct. 11 All Orange County schools to open Thursday Orange Unified has announced it will reopen the six schools that had been closed since Tuesday. “With all Orange Unified School District campuses set to reopen Thursday,...
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Foundation created by SchoolsFirst, OCDE offers classroom grants to OC teachers

Ian Hanigan October 10, 2017
Are you an Orange County teacher looking for a way to purchase materials or equipment for a classroom project? You...
Smoke billows over building in Orange

Brush fire prompts school evacuations, air quality warning

Fermin Leal October 9, 2017
A brush fire that has scorched at least 2,000 acres in Anaheim Hills has forced the evacuation of three elementary...
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Weekly roundup: Walk to School Day, the Ellis Island Experience, college readiness rates and more

Ian Hanigan October 6, 2017
Thousands of Orange County families laced up their tennis shoes and left their cars at home on Wednesday, which was recognized across the U.S. as Walk to School Day. The campaign has been around 20 years or so, encouraging students...
From left: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp, Board of Education President Meg Cutuli, State Senator Janet Nguyen, and LAEF Executive Director Carrie Logue.

Academic achievement celebrated at Los Alamitos Unified’s State of the District event

Fermin Leal October 5, 2017
Los Alamitos Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Kropp told more than 200 parents, educators and community members that there’s plenty...
students working on computers

More OC 11th-graders ready for college-level coursework, test scores show

Fermin Leal October 5, 2017
The number of Orange County 11th-graders considered ready for college-level math and English coursework grew slightly, according to last week’s...
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In the news: Orange County is home to California’s two Vietnamese dual immersion programs

Ian Hanigan October 3, 2017
KPCC Southern California Public Radio recently featured this story on Garden Grove Unified’s new Vietnamese dual immersion program, which places that district in rare company. As KPCC notes, two-way language immersion programs are on the rise across the U.S. and...
Parents attending a Parent Leadership Academy at Loara High School

Anaheim Union High School District expands efforts to give parents a voice on campus

Staff reports October 2, 2017
The Anaheim Union High School District is putting a face on family and community engagement. Actually, make that FACES. Since...
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