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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
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
A graphic that reads, "OC Education Top Stories"

Weekly roundup: Read Across America, Irvine’s new high school, Teachers of the Year and more

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2017
This week, schools across Orange County invited special guests to read their favorite children’s books in honor of Read Across America Day.  Established...
Portola High School dedication

Irvine Unified School District holds dedication ceremony for its newest high school

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2017
Orange County’s newest comprehensive high school was formally introduced on Thursday. Flanked by purple and white balloons, leaders of the...
Students participating in kindness activities on campus

#kindness1billion: ‘Helpful Hawk People’ soar at TUSD’s Orchard Hills School

Ian Hanigan March 1, 2017
Orchard Hills School in the Tustin Unified School District is the home of the Hawks. And these days it’s also home to some “Random Acts of Hawkfulness.” We can explain. The Irvine campus’ student government recently kicked off a schoolwide...
Painting in the 4th District Court of Appeals Art Gallery

The Deeper Learning Podcast | The story of Mendez v. Westminster

Ian Hanigan February 28, 2017
Produced by the Orange County Department of Education, The Deeper Learning Podcast explores education and learning at a deeper level....
Girl reading a book

Giving is fundamental: Four Whole Foods stores to donate 5 percent of sales on March 8 to RIFSoCal

Ian Hanigan February 28, 2017
Interested in picking up some fresh food and supporting childhood literacy? Four Whole Foods Markets in Orange County plan to...
Students at a construction site

VIDEO: ‘Lennar University’ gives Anaheim students hands-on lessons in the construction trades

Ian Hanigan February 27, 2017
Sometimes a construction site is the best classroom. That’s certainly the case for a group of Katella High School students who have been given a unique opportunity to learn about the construction trades directly from industry professionals at real job sites....
Orange County Spelling Bee winner Winston Zuo

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y: County spelling champ is headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington

Ian Hanigan February 25, 2017
We probably don’t have to tell you that “terete” means cylindrical and smooth, often with ends that taper. But you might...
Yale University

Weekly roundup: Fullerton scholar earns ride to Yale, the California School Dashboard, mentors in Tustin and more

Ian Hanigan February 24, 2017
He’s a bookworm, an athlete and certainly a role model for his brothers and sister. And now he’s on his...
A PTA sign at Fourth District PTA's 2016 Spring Training and Exhibitor Fair

Fourth District PTA seeks volunteers for Spring Training and Exhibitor Fair

Ian Hanigan February 24, 2017
Fourth District PTA is looking for volunteers for its second annual Spring Training and Exhibitor Fair, set for Saturday, June 3 at the Orange County Department of Education’s main campus. Participants will be needed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with multiple shifts to...
Students sitting in a circle during an Inside the Outdoors field trip

VIDEO: Memories of an Inside the Outdoors field trip continue to inspire Harvard grad

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2017
Since 1972, OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program has been generating unique memories for students who go on to...
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