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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
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
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
A California Distinguished School logo

More than 40 OC campuses named among California’s Distinguished Schools

Ian Hanigan March 25, 2025
Forty-four elementary schools in Orange County have that Distinguished look. The California Distinguished Schools award is considered the state’s top...
Dr. Crystal turner

ACSA announces 2025 Orange County Administrators of the Year

Nathaniel Martinez March 25, 2025
The Association of California School Administrators recently announced the 2025 Administrators of the Year for Region 17, which spans Orange...
California MTSS graphic

WATCH: What is California MTSS?

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2025
In 2016, the Orange County Department of Education was tapped to lead the statewide scale-up of California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support. But what exactly is California MTSS, and how does it work? To help explain, OCDE’s Communications and Media Services...
Warner Middle School students feed green algae to Pismo clams for their classroom project. (Paul Bersebach / Orange County Register)

Weekly roundup: Westminster middle schoolers raise clams for marine biology project, Tustin Unified clinches national cheer title, and more

Madeline Gray March 21, 2025
Seventh-grade students in Westminster are getting an up-close look at marine life right in their classroom by raising three Pismo...
2025 NHD-OC Awards Ceremony high school students

National History Day-OC awards ceremony honors student historians, announces state qualifiers

Vicky Nguyen March 19, 2025
Nearly 200 student projects exploring the theme “Rights and Responsibilities in History” were showcased during the 2025 National History Day-Orange...
Orange County Water District's 2023 Children's Water Education Festival

Inside the Outdoors invites schools to dive into water education programs

Madeline Gray March 18, 2025
This spring, students can learn about water use and runoff through interactive assemblies or explore local water resources while engaging in class projects — all thanks to water education programs hosted by Inside the Outdoors.  In celebration of World Water...
Students perform excerpts of Disney musicals at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts at a past celebration. (Courtesy of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts)

Weekly roundup: Local students bring Disney musicals to life on Segerstrom Center stage, Nixon Library hosts first OC civics bee, and more

Madeline Gray March 14, 2025
Students from four Orange County elementary schools showcased their newfound musical talents at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall...
Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

These are the 2025 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Vicky Nguyen March 14, 2025
A school safety assistant, a painter, a nutrition operations supervisor and a data systems technician are among this year’s Orange...
Beacon Park School educators receive a $24,000 grant for their innovative project titled "Amplifying the Future: Empowering Student Musicians." (Courtesy of Lisa Hu Chen Photography)

Irvine Public Schools Foundation funds 17 campus projects to enrich educational innovation

Madeline Gray March 13, 2025
Seventeen Irvine school projects have been awarded nearly $200,000 in grants to support adaptive recess equipment, upgraded theater lighting systems, student-run news broadcasts, graphic novel festivals and more. Each innovative project — whether new or ongoing — will receive up...
Laptop displaying FAFSA website

California has extended its college financial aid deadline to April 2

Ian Hanigan March 12, 2025
College-bound students have an extra month to apply for state financial aid after the California Student Aid Commission extended the...
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