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Kay Nakauchi being recognized at December 2025 HBUHSD Board Meeting.

After 68 years of service, Kay Nakauchi retires from HBUHSD

Nathaniel Martinez January 28, 2026
Dr. Stefan Bean and Lainie Rowell on the FutureCurrent podcast set, with microphones and chairs arranged for a recorded conversation.

Now playing: New OCDE podcast hosted by Dr. Bean highlights the people and stories shaping education

Ian Hanigan January 27, 2026
Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026
Oxford Academy students pose with a "welcome back to school" sign

Set those alarms, Orange County schools opening for new year

Fermin Leal August 9, 2017
It’s still early August, but thousands of students across Orange County are already back inside classrooms. Anaheim Union High School...
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Weekly roundup: Former student returns as principal, internships for OC high schoolers and more

Fermin Leal August 4, 2017
As a student at Anaheim High School in the 1990s, the principal’s office was probably not where Robert Saldivar wanted...
Laboratory technician Tony Figueroa helps El Toro High student Mason Maragon work design an experiment to test the integrity of a pad lock.

OC high school students learning job skills from industry pros through summer internships

Fermin Leal August 1, 2017
Mason Naragon, an incoming senior at El Toro High, landed an internship this summer working alongside engineers and manufactures at Hampton Products, an industry leader in home and commercial security systems. For 15 hours a week, Naragon learns from Hampton...
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Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more

Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017
Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
Attendees at the 2017 National MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Two-day conference showcases framework of academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports

Ian Hanigan July 26, 2017
About 1,000 educators from California and beyond have gathered in Costa Mesa this week to learn more about establishing schoolwide...
Natalia Abarca

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

Staff reports July 25, 2017
When the OCDE Newsroom needs to translate copy from English to Spanish, we know exactly who to turn to — the experts in OCDE’s Services for Language Learners unit. Of course, translation and interpretation services are only part of the...
Water running from a hose

Governor signs conservation law inspired by Sonora High’s ‘Water Guardians’

Fermin Leal July 24, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a water conservation bill that a group of Sonora High School girls, known...
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Weekly roundup: learning English through fun projects, a schools safety conversation and more

Fermin Leal July 21, 2017
Learning English doesn’t have to be just about classrooms and books. A summer camp in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District...
Tom Torlakson (left) and OC Superintendent Al Mijares discuss school safety issues during panel.

School safety panel features state and county leaders, kicks off OC conference

Ian Hanigan July 19, 2017
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares convened Wednesday for a midday news conference to talk about their coordinated efforts to keep schools safe. The session, rare...
Irvine Valley College students Julian Brito, Katrina Dagg and Omid Mohammadi

Irvine Valley College offers working students an after-hours pathway to a business degree

Ian Hanigan July 17, 2017
Irvine Valley College is launching a new degree program designed to work around the busy schedules of its working students....
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