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Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: Leadership coach Allyson Apsey on building stronger school cultures

Madeline Gray March 31, 2026
Anaheim Union educators at the Student & Community Voice AI Summit

Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

Nathaniel Martinez March 30, 2026
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: A moment to reflect — and a look ahead

Stefan Bean March 30, 2026
Student winners and their teachers gather on stage with Chapman University President Matt Parlow during the March 13 awards ceremony for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
A group of students and advisors from Troy High School stand on a stage at the CyberPatriot National Finals, holding an award in front of a large screen displaying “CyberPatriot National Finals.”

Troy High cyber team earns national honors at CyberPatriot finals

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2026
Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez

Weekly roundup: A landmark court case remembered, Newport-Mesa talks term limits and more

Ian Hanigan February 3, 2017
It’s Friday, Feb. 3, which is welcome news if your name is Phil Connors. And for everyone else, here’s our weekly roundup...
Community Home Education Program library

VIDEO: OCDE program provides parents with the tools to educate their children at home

Ian Hanigan February 2, 2017
If you’re not familiar with OCDE’s Community Home Education Program, it bundles an array of resources designed to help parents who choose to...

Mijares: Di sản của một vụ kiện quan trọng tiếp tục tồn tại sau bẩy mươi năm.

Ian Hanigan January 31, 2017
Vào năm 1943,  Gonzalo và Felicitas Mendez đã làm điều mà nhiều gia đình ở Quận Cam vẫn làm hàng năm — họ tìm cách ghi danh các con mình vào trường trong khu vực họ cư trú. Thế nhưng...

Mijares: Setenta años después, el legado de un proceso judicial histórico sigue vigente

Ian Hanigan January 31, 2017
En 1943, Gonzalo y Felicitas Méndez hicieron lo que muchas familias del condado de Orange hacen cada año,  buscaron matricular...
An image of Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares

Mijares: Seventy years later, the legacy of a landmark court case lives on

Al Mijares January 31, 2017
In 1943, Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez did what many Orange County families do each year — they sought to enroll...
Megan McCall

Pacifica High School student delivers soapbox speech in Washington, D.C.

Ian Hanigan January 30, 2017
A high schooler from Garden Grove recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to deliver a speech in historic Lafayette Square as part of the American Soapbox Initiative. Megan McCall, a senior at Pacifica High School, spoke about the importance of student self-advocacy...
Students at the Academic Decathlon

Weekly roundup: OC Academic Decathlon, the Battle of the Books, virtual enterprises and more

Ian Hanigan January 27, 2017
Beginning tomorrow and continuing the following Saturday, high school teams from throughout the county will convene for the 49th annual Orange...
Students at a dress rehearsal for the OCDE STEM Student Showcase

VIDEO: This year’s OC STEM Student Showcase takes a hands-on — and minds-on — approach

Ian Hanigan January 26, 2017
The OC STEM Student Showcase, featuring some of the county’s top science, technology, engineering and math projects from grades K through 12, will...
Fountain Valley High School students

Fountain Valley High School’s virtual enterprise goes national

Ian Hanigan January 25, 2017
A team of young entrepreneurs from Fountain Valley High School has placed fifth in a state battle of simulated businesses. Now their virtual enterprise will be pitted against others at a national competition in New York. Virtual enterprise courses encourage students to...
Students at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

High school teams prep for the 49th annual Orange County Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan January 24, 2017
Decathletes, take your marks. Over the next two Saturdays, 43 local high schools will participate in the 49th annual Orange...
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