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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

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025

WATCH: Los Alamitos students shed light on Anne Frank’s story through traveling exhibit

Madeline Gray October 22, 2024

Los Alamitos High School senior Sydney Forsyte has always felt a personal connection with the story of Anne Frank. As...

Fullerton Union High School makes a splash with aquatic center debut

Ian Hanigan October 21, 2024

Once the ceremonial ribbon was cut, Fullerton Union High School Principal Jon Caffrey officially declared his campus’ new pool open...

Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School student Emily Aguesse welcomes the NASA Moon Tree to campus on Oct. 14. (Saddleback Valley Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: NASA ‘Moon Tree’ planted by Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary students, and more

Madeline Gray October 18, 2024

Orbiting the moon twice and returning to Earth, a giant sequoia sapling has made a permanent landing at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School in Lake Forest. NBC 4 Los Angeles reported the Saddleback Valley Unified School District school was initially...

Irvine principal is among nine nationwide to earn award for outstanding leadership

Ian Hanigan October 17, 2024

The principal of South Lake Middle School in the Irvine Unified School District has been named one of just nine...

Language professionals gather at the 2024 Interpreters and Translators Conference from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.

OCDE conference helps language professionals bridge gaps in school communities

Madeline Gray October 16, 2024

The work of interpreters and translators is vital to the success of Orange County’s multilingual learners, with 77 percent of...

Huntington Beach Unified High School District Board of Education trustees and staff attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Ocean View High School’s new WellSpace on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

Ocean View High School opens new WellSpace to support student wellness

Vicky Nguyen October 16, 2024

Ocean View High School unveiled the Huntington Beach Unified School District’s latest WellSpace — called “The Well Nest” — to board members and staff during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 8. The newly revamped space offers a quiet area for...

OCDE’s Language Services honored with Golden Bell Award

Nathaniel Martinez October 11, 2024

The California School Boards Association has recognized the Orange County Department of Education’s Language Services unit with the Golden Bell...

Fulton Middle School students engage in STEM activities at Hyundai’s headquarters, where they had the opportunity to design and build scaled vehicles from recycled materials.

Weekly roundup: Fountain Valley students explore automotive careers at Hyundai, Los Alamitos High welcomes Anne Frank exhibit, and more

Vicky Nguyen October 11, 2024

A group of 31 eighth-grade students from the Fountain Valley School District had a unique learning experience this week when...

2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium awards seven K-12 school counselors, one K-12 counseling advocate, one community college counselor and one community college counseling advocate on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

OCDE opens nominations to recognize outstanding school counselors

Madeline Gray October 10, 2024

From providing behavioral supports to offering career guidance, school counselors play an integral role in elevating the growth and success of students. In preparation for its annual celebration of school counselors and counseling advocates, the Orange County Department of Education...

Orange County students exceed state, regional counterparts in key assessments

Ian Hanigan October 10, 2024

Orange County students have once again outpaced their peers on state assessments, surpassing California’s averages in English, math and science....