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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
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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
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OCDE invites community to shape future website with survey input

Staff reports March 27, 2024
The Orange County Department of Education is inviting you to take a brief survey that will help shape its new...
Westminster School District and Huntington Beach Union High School District launches Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion Program Pathway

Local districts launch the first preschool-to-high school Vietnamese-English bilingual pathway

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2024
The Westminster School District’s inaugural cohort of students who learned both English and Vietnamese since kindergarten will seamlessly continue their...
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California League of Educators honors two Fullerton School District teachers

Jennifer Nguyen March 25, 2024
The California League of Educators, otherwise known as CLE, has unveiled its picks for 2024 Educators of the Year, with two of those teachers from the Fullerton School District. The CLE annually recognizes teachers, administrators, counselors and other certificated personnel...
Fullerton School District staff help students prepare for a food art lesson at Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts in May 2023. (Courtesy of Fullerton School District)

Weekly roundup: Fullerton summer meal program earns national recognition, OC Classified School Employees of the Year named, and more

Madeline Gray March 22, 2024
Throughout the year, school nutrition services teams work to ensure students receive free, healthy and appetizing meals to help them...
William Allen Young and Paula Dunn 2023 crop

OC Arts and Disability Festival honors William Allen Young and Paula Dunn for their contributions

Vicky Nguyen March 22, 2024
The 48th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival is set to return to MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana on...
Orange County students receive medals for their projects at the National History Day - Orange County awards ceremony on March 13.

More than 100 scholars medal in National History Day-OC contest

Madeline Gray March 21, 2024
Approximately 60 historical projects created by 109 Orange County scholars will be showcased in Sacramento next month after earning top honors in the National History Day – Orange County competition. For the 50th anniversary of National History Day, 327 students...
ACCESS Art4Healing student artwork

ACCESS offers canvas for student expression through Art4Healing program

Vicky Nguyen March 19, 2024
Students from the Orange County Department of Education’s Alternative Education division — or ACCESS — are finding a canvas for...
Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

These are the 2024 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2024
A school bus driver, a head custodian, an office coordinator, a cook and a library media technician are among this...
Dr. Clint Harwick

Dr. Clint Harwick to retire as HBUHSD superintendent, ending 36-year career in education

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2024
Long before he became the award-winning superintendent of the Huntington Beach Union High School District, Dr. Clint Harwick got his start as a school custodian.  His passion for helping students and staff fueled his drive to further his education, and...
REACH Academy graduation ceremony

Santa Ana’s REACH Academy featured in inaugural list of Model Community Day Schools

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2024
REACH Academy in the Santa Ana Unified School District has been named one of California’s eight Model Community Day Schools...
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