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An aerial view shows emergency crews cooling a large industrial storage tank with water at the site of the Garden Grove chemical leak as mist rises from the facility.

Chemical tank update: Schools out of evac zone reopen as tank temperature holds steady

Staff reports May 26, 2026
Lainie Rowell, Dr. Stefan Bean and David Blair stand together on the set of the FutureCurrent podcast studio at the Orange County Department of Education.

FutureCurrent: Bright Futures Foundation leader David Blair discusses student-centered innovation

Ian Hanigan May 26, 2026
From left, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, Raelene Velasquez, Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Aller, Sunburst Youth Academy Director Lt. Col. Sarah Rambo, Principal Dinah Ismail, OCDE Executive Director of Special Education Dr. Amita Cloke and OCDE Manager of Human Resources Support Services Lorena Villa pose for a photo during the 2026 California Classified School Employees of the Year recognition ceremony in Sacramento.

Sunburst Youth Academy paraeducator honored as California Classified School Employee of the Year

Vicky Nguyen May 26, 2026
Sierra Vista Middle School students Aryan Shah, Krish Marfatia, Kaito Yamashita and Davis Barbee win the Stephenson Family Award for Sports History at the NHD-CA contest earlier this month.

Orange County claims state-leading honors at National History Day, sends 21 students to finals

Madeline Gray May 22, 2026
Students participating in the OC GRIP program gather at Angel Stadium before the Los Angeles Angels’ May 19 game against the Oakland Athletics.

Weekly roundup: Sports Illustrated highlights OC GRIP mentorship event at Angel Stadium, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 22, 2026
Woodbridge High School's Academic Decathlon team

Irvine’s Woodbridge High School takes ninth place at the California Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2017
Orange County won’t have any teams competing at the U.S. Academic Decathlon in Wisconsin next month, but a local team...
PAL students from Roosevelt Elementary School

#kindness1billion: PAL program at Roosevelt Elementary writes kind notes for all 582 students

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2017
Students in the Peer Assistance Leadership program at Roosevelt Elementary School in Anaheim recently took it upon themselves to pen...
Fullerton students using iPads

Fullerton School District earns national award for innovative use of technology

Ian Hanigan March 25, 2017
A national survey that spotlights school systems based on their use of technology in and out of the classroom has ranked the Fullerton School District in its top 10. Now in its 13th year, the Digital School Districts Survey is presented...
Graduates

Weekly roundup: More CSU students are college-ready, SCOTUS rules on special ed case and more

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2017
Here’s some positive news on the college readiness front: A new report says today’s incoming California State University students are more...
Westminster High School students

Westminster High School receives national recognition for successful AVID strategies

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2017
The Huntington Beach Union High School District announced Thursday that Westminster High School has been selected as a National Demonstration...
Nina Boyd

OCDE Associate Superintendent Nina Boyd honored by Coalition for Adequate School Housing

Ian Hanigan March 23, 2017
Nina Boyd, OCDE’s associate superintendent of Community and Student Support Services, has been presented with the James L. Murdoch Lifetime Achievement Award by California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing. The coalition was formed in 1978 to support state and local funding...
A functioning Mars rover mockup at the CHEP Expo

CHEP Expo showcases projects and performances by students enrolled in OCDE’s independent study program

Ian Hanigan March 22, 2017
Paper roller coasters, engineered to send marbles through complex loops, tunnels and spirals. A robotic hand that opens and closes...
A group of five students in professional attire

Career Success Week assists students with job market strategies — and some professional attire

Ian Hanigan March 21, 2017
A group of students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program recently spent a week learning what it takes to be...
A blue pinwheel garden, planted to generate awareness of child abuse and prevention

OC group to launch ‘Keep Kids Safe’ awareness campaign during National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Ian Hanigan March 20, 2017
According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there were nearly 32,000 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect in the county, with more than 5,300 substantiated cases. And those are just from 2015. To raise awareness of these alarming...
News graphic

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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