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Shawn, Joann and Tony in OCDE's print shop

Not just a green button: An inside look at OCDE’s Print Shop

Nathaniel Martinez December 22, 2025

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

Gov. Brown’s latest budget proposal adds $1.4 billion for schools

Fermin Leal May 11, 2017

California’s public K-12 schools and community colleges could receive $74.6 billion in state funding for the 2017-18 school year, $1.1...

Khan Academy’s SAT prep helping students improve scores, study finds

Fermin Leal May 11, 2017

Students participating in Khan Academy’s free SAT Practice program are more likely to earn higher scores when they take the...

A student holds his project during the ocMaker Challenge

The ocMaker Challenge gives students chance to solve real-world problems

Fermin Leal May 9, 2017

More than 150 teams from Orange County middle schools, high schools and community colleges will participate Friday and Saturday in a STEM-based design competition where students use 3D modeling, 3D printing and other advanced technologies to build prototypes of products aimed...

Booths at Fourth District PTA's 2016 Spring Training and Exhibitor Fair

Fourth District PTA’s spring fair aims to empower members

Fermin Leal May 9, 2017

PTA parents across Orange County hoping to learn more about collaborating among the different local chapters, advocating for arts and...

The Deeper Learning Podcast | Aki’s Story: On Relocation and Resilience

Ian Hanigan May 8, 2017

Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Feb. 19, 1942, authorizing the internment of Japanese-Americans during...

CHEP student is the youngest ever to be named Woman of the Year for assembly district

Ian Hanigan May 8, 2017

Liliana Hernandez is an eighth-grader enrolled in OCDE’s Community Home Education Program. She’s also a Girl Scout, an amateur rocketeer and an aspiring doctor. Oh, and she recently became the youngest person ever to earn Woman of the Year honors...

Weekly roundup: Westminster to honor Mendez v. Westminster case, Teachers of the Year named and more

Fermin Leal May 5, 2017

The city of Westminster will officially recognize the historic Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation case by building a bike trail on...

VIDEO: Virgin Galactic, OC Pathways team up with Roadtrip Nation to visit local campuses

Ian Hanigan May 5, 2017

OC Pathways recently hit the road with representatives from Virgin Galactic to share career advice with students at Los Alamitos High...

OC District Pulse: Ocean View School District emphasizes writing, STEM and the arts

Ian Hanigan May 3, 2017

The Ocean View School District knows its families value choice. That’s why the district recently rebooted Lake View Elementary School to emphasize science, technology, engineering, arts and math. It’s why Westmont Elementary School is creating a visual and performing arts program that integrates...