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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

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025

Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025

Tustin Unified School District and foundation to host educational technology conference

Ian Hanigan February 18, 2016

The Tustin Unified School District and the Tustin Public Schools Foundation are jointly hosting their second “Connect Institute,” a technology...

Students posing for a photo after winning the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Canyon High School takes the Orange County Academic Decathlon championship

Ian Hanigan February 17, 2016

Canyon High School in the Orange Unified School District has earned top honors in this year’s Orange County Academic Decathlon....

Court orders California Department of Education to disclose student information to litigants

Ian Hanigan February 16, 2016

A federal district court has ordered the California Department of Education to disclose personal student information – including documents and data dating back to 2008 – to plaintiffs who initiated a lawsuit against the state agency. The CDE has more information and...

Expert on music and brain function to speak at upcoming Creative Edge Lecture

Ian Hanigan February 15, 2016

Noted neuroscientist and musician Charles Limb, who has extensively researched how the brain creates and responds to music, will be...

In the news: New diploma options for OC students, perfect AP Spanish scores and more

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2016

Another week is in the books, and we’ve got a recap of some of the education news you might have missed. Click through to get caught up.

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2016

Once again, we’re challenging staff members to explain Orange County Department of Education programs or services in under half a minute. For our latest installment of “OCDE in 30 Seconds,” we caught up with Program Coordinator Chris Corliss to talk...

Students smiling at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

In the news: The 2016 Orange County Academic Decathlon concludes with a flourish

Ian Hanigan February 10, 2016

In case you missed it, the Orange County Register published a fun recap — with nearly a dozen pictures — of Saturday’s Super Quiz...

An image of the Union Bank branch at Loara High School in Anaheim

Students at Anaheim’s Loara High School bank on unique job training opportunity (video)

Ian Hanigan February 10, 2016

Here’s a story that’s earning interest. Union Bank has opened an actual working branch on the campus of Loara High School...

An image of a student holding a notebook

OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy offers a path to graduation and much more

Ian Hanigan February 8, 2016

Kirstie Suarez’s family moved several times when she was in high school, bouncing between California, North Carolina and Florida before Suarez took her final classes at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana. Somewhere along the way, she fell two classes...

What is California MTSS? Here’s your four-minute primer (video)

Ian Hanigan February 5, 2016

As we’ve mentioned here before, education offers more than its share of buzzwords, acronyms and jargon, but some are definitely worth...