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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
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
La Quinta High School student Phuc James Chau Nguyen

Garden Grove Unified student earns global recognition for cancer-detecting toothbrush

Madeline Gray October 20, 2022
A prototype for an early cancer-detecting toothbrush scored high school student Phuc James Chau Nguyen an exclusive spot in the...
CCPA graduation

ACCESS principals work to remove barriers and promote pathways for success

Vicky Nguyen October 18, 2022
A principal carries an immense amount of weight on their shoulders — taking responsibility for the successes and challenges of...
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#kindness1billion: Here are some acts of kindness shared in 2022

Madeline Gray October 17, 2022
Whether picking up a piece of trash on the sidewalk or donating clothing items to a local shelter, kind acts take place throughout our communities on a daily basis. The One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign kicked off in 2016...
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Weekly roundup: STEM reading challenge takes off, Irvine music instructor named Teacher of the Year, and more

Madeline Gray October 14, 2022
The second annual S.T.E.A.M. Race to Space Reading Challenge launched today, with Orange County teachers and students prepping for the...
Ben Case with Al Mijares

OC music educator is a 2023 California Teacher of the Year

Ian Hanigan October 13, 2022
An instrumental music instructor from the Irvine Unified School District has been named one of five California Teachers of the...
Al Mijares at his desk

Mijares: National fentanyl crisis is like nothing we’ve ever seen before

Al Mijares October 11, 2022
Our country has long likened its drug prevention efforts to a war, marshaling resources at the local, state and national levels to disrupt the production, distribution and consumption of illegal substances. But the rise of fentanyl represents a dark and...
Maya Benham

Saddleback Valley Unified alum aces Advanced Placement drawing exam

Vicky Nguyen October 10, 2022
An alumnae from the Saddleback Valley Unified School District aced a college-level Advanced Placement exam in spring 2022.  Maya Benham,...
The Punies

OCDE unveils ‘The Punies’ lesson series based on podcast produced by Kobe Bryant

Vicky Nguyen October 10, 2022
Long before his days of domination on the Los Angeles Lakers, legendary Kobe Bryant knew all too well what it...
One Million Batteries Oxford Academy

Weekly roundup: Oxford Academy student aims to recycle one million batteries, district celebrates anniversary, and more

Vicky Nguyen October 7, 2022
A high school junior from Oxford Academy is on a quest to save the planet, one used battery at a time. Since establishing a nonprofit organization called Teens Against E-Waste last November, 16-year-old student Joshua Lou created a campaign called...
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Latest community indicators report breaks down education, housing and economic trends in OC

Ian Hanigan October 6, 2022
Even through a pandemic, Orange County’s high school graduation rate continued to climb, hitting a high of 91.4 percent in...
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