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REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® Spring Institute 2026 to bolster language and literacy instruction

Nathaniel Martinez December 23, 2025
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Let’s look back at some of the top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2025

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2025
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Not just a green button: An inside look at OCDE’s Print Shop

Nathaniel Martinez December 22, 2025
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
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New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
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Weekly roundup: Newport Harbor freshman presents at global festival, OC schools celebrate Lunar New Year, and more

Madeline Gray January 27, 2023
Newport Harbor High School student Ryan Honary will host a panel discussion and present on the systems behind his environmental...
Westminster High School students perform in the annual Tet Fair and Show.

Here’s how OC schools and districts celebrated the Lunar New Year

Madeline Gray January 26, 2023
Students, educators and community members across Orange County began the Lunar New Year by participating in cultural performances, playing games...
Discovery Cube

OC’s Discovery Cube invites educational community to celebrate Teachers Night Out on Feb. 9

Ian Hanigan January 25, 2023
Discovery Cube in Orange County is hosting its latest “Teachers Night Out” event from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. The free event will bring complimentary food and drinks, STEM activities, science demonstrations and raffle prizes to the...
46th annual VSA Festival

Arts festival celebrating Orange County artists with disabilities returns with a new look

Vicky Nguyen January 24, 2023
VSA Orange County, which has existed since 1976, has a new name.  This week, the program now known as Orange...
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Weekly roundup: Seven OC schools earn College Board’s Female Diversity Award, career technical education opportunities, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2023
Seven schools in Orange County were recognized by the College Board for their work toward equal gender representation by engaging...

OC schools get set to take on the Great Kindness Challenge

Ian Hanigan January 17, 2023
Schools across Orange County are getting to ready participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which kicks off Monday, Jan. 23. Created by the nonprofit group Kids for Peace, and endorsed by state Superintendent Tony Thurmond, the Great Kindness Challenge is...
computer and newspaper

Weekly roundup: OC students make list of America’s top 300 teen scientists, governor proposes budget, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 13, 2023
Three high school students from Orange County were named finalists in the Society for Science’s list of the top 300...
Alyssa Moreno Orangethorpe teacher

#kindness1billion: Here’s a photo collection of schools creating holiday cheer for families in need

Vicky Nguyen January 11, 2023
In the spirit of holiday giving, many schools in Orange County held donation drives for food and toys to help...
A student on an Academic decathlon team holds up two numbers indicating his team answered a question correctly

Academic event season has arrived. Here are some important dates in 2023.

Ian Hanigan January 9, 2023
A new year is upon us, and that means we’ve officially entered academic event season.   Over the next six months, there will be scores of opportunities for students to test their knowledge and sharpen their skills in history, science, math,...
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38 Orange County elementary campuses named California Distinguished Schools

Madeline Gray January 6, 2023
Thirty-eight elementary schools in Orange County have been recognized by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond as 2023 California Distinguished Schools. After...
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