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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
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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
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Weekly roundup: California School Dashboard, School Bus Roadeo, Culverdale’s innovation lab and more

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2017
The California School Dashboard made its formal debut this week, giving parents and educators a more comprehensive look at how...
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Cinco cosas que usted necesita saber sobre el California School Dashboard, nuevo sistema de rendición de cuentas

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2017
Los funcionarios estatales de educación se están preparando para presentar un nuevo sistema de rendición de cuentas y mejoras para...
Dashboard graphic

Five things you need to know about the California School Dashboard

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2017
State education officials have just unveiled a brand new accountability and improvement system to show how California’s public schools are performing — and to track their progress over time. It’s called the California School Dashboard, and you can access it now at...
Willie O'Ree with students from Star View Elementary School

Willie O’Ree, the ‘Jackie Robinson of hockey,’ pays a visit to Star View Elementary School

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2017
As the first black hockey player in the NHL, Willie O’Ree is a legendary figure with a story to tell. And...
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VIDEO: This isn’t the first ‘Roadeo’ for Orange County’s top school bus drivers

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2017
If you’re behind the wheel of a school bus, pretty much every stretch of asphalt is a high-stakes road test,...
Beckman High student Sara Du

VIDEO: Beckman High student awarded for smartphone app capable of locating disaster survivors

Ian Hanigan March 13, 2017
OK, so this is pretty cool. A junior from Beckman High School in the Tustin Unified School District was recently honored through the Young Innovators to Watch program after developing a smartphone app that helps emergency responders locate disaster victims....
Students at last year's National History Day competition in Orange County

Weekly roundup: National History Day, a virtual tour of the brain, the science of hockey and more

Ian Hanigan March 10, 2017
Every year, about half a million students in grades four through 12 take part in National History Day events across...
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Redesigned OCDE website enhances accessibility, device compatibility and navigation

Ian Hanigan March 9, 2017
Have you visited the Orange County Department of Education’s website lately? If so, you may have noticed a few changes....
Inside the Outdoors students and teacher

VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors invests grant funds in a campus garden, field trips and traveling scientists

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2017
Last April, the Inside the Outdoors Foundation was announced as one of 10 national semifinalists in the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Helmet of Hope grant program sponsored by the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. And after a round of online voting, it finished...
Students from the National History Day-Orange County contest

Students bring history to life at the National History Day-Orange County competition

Ian Hanigan March 6, 2017
The first thing you should know about National History Day is that it goes way beyond one day. The research...
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