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A Westminster School District teacher welcomes students for the 2026-27 school year. All eligible district schools earned gold or platinum California PBIS recognition for their work to create positive, supportive learning environments.

Weekly roundup: More than 250 Orange County schools earn statewide PBIS recognition, and more

Vicky Nguyen August 28, 2026

WATCH: How schools can use existing insurance coverage to support student mental health services

Ian Hanigan August 27, 2026

Students at Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra are welcomed back to campus by taking photos in front of colorful school decorations. (Courtesy of La Habra City School District)

2026-27 school year: See the back-to-school photos captured across Orange County

Madeline Gray August 25, 2026

Newport Harbor huddles up after beating Nanakuli 41-0 in their opening game in Oahu.

OC football teams open season with perfect 6-0 record in Hawaii

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026

OC District Attorney to host e-bike, e-motorcycle buyback event at Angel Stadium

Vicky Nguyen August 25, 2026

An image of paper in a typewriter with the words "Orange County Education News"

Weekly roundup: Foreign exchange students reunite after 45 years, new school year kicks off, and more

Fermin Leal August 11, 2017

The last time these people from far-off places – including Lebanon, Argentina, Ecuador and Iran – were all together, Richard...

student sleeps on her desk in a classroom

Health experts warn teens lack enough sleep, call for later school start times

Fermin Leal August 10, 2017

Everyone can appreciate a few extra minutes of sleep each morning, especially teenagers heading off to school. Now, a growing...

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 District, Centralia School District, Cypress School District and Savanna School District were the first in the county to start their...

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...

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 is ready to be launched into orbit from a site in India. On Wednesday, about 60 of the students who...

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...

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 —...

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 as the Water Guardians, helped introduce. The new law allows water suppliers that offer water efficiency rebates to commercial and...

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...