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UC Irvine student apprentice Alina Yuan, left, collaborates with marketing program manager Kimberly Chai on design concepts for Division of Career Pathways materials at UC Irvine.

WATCH: OCDE, UC Irvine apprenticeships support Orange County workforce pipeline

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Leadership coach Allyson Apsey joined Dr. Stefan Bean on set for the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

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Four OC school districts recognized for leading the way in AI integration

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Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
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Four of California’s top nine classified school employees for 2022 are from Orange County

Ian Hanigan May 5, 2022
Sheri Saladow, Armando Gomez, Erik Estrada and Shannon Lauricella — all from Orange County — were named among California’s nine...
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VIDEO: Watch Orange County ‘Rise Up’ to celebrate artists with disabilities

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OC high schoolers get a jump on cybersecurity careers following summer academy

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A year ago, senior Michael Collins hadn’t really given much thought to the world of cybersecurity. Now, it’s a potential career. “Cybersecurity is really outside-of-the-box thinking,” said Collins, who attends Trabuco Hills High School in the Saddleback Valley Unified School...
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Children are spending more time with digital devices, and they’re starting earlier than before. According to the American Academy of...
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OCDE to host Orange County schools spring Career Fair on May 7

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Are you considering a career in education, or are you an educator looking for a new opportunity to serve students?...
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Weekly roundup: Water district contest winners, celebrating student artists, school agriculture programs, and more

Ian Hanigan April 29, 2022
How’s this for drip marketing? Students from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District recently earned cash prizes for producing the winning informational videos in a contest sponsored by Mesa Water District. Sarita Plata, a junior at Early College High School, was...
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VIDEO: Westminster High welcomes 60,000 honey bees to school

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A lot of attention is swarming around a new addition to the agriculture science program at Westminster High School, which...
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With Distinguished School program on hiatus, state hands out awards for innovative practices

Ian Hanigan April 27, 2022
Nearly 150 schools and 15 districts in Orange County have been announced as winners of a new state award celebrating...
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OC schools rank among nation’s best in latest U.S. News report

Ian Hanigan April 27, 2022
After evaluating data from more than 17,800 secondary schools, U.S. News & World Report has released its annual Best High Schools breakdown, which has several Orange County campuses ranked prominently. Oxford Academy in the Anaheim Union High School District was...
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OC Teachers of the Year gala spotlights classroom stars of 2021 and 2022

Vicky Nguyen April 26, 2022
“Changing the world, one student at a time” was the theme for the 2021 and 2022 Orange County Teachers of...
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