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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Huntington Beach school receives grant for new garden |
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Lake View Elementary in the Ocean View School District on the Huntington Beach-Fountain Valley border was named as one of 20 schools in California and Arizona, and two in Orange County, to be awarded a $1,500 grant to start a new school garden. The grant, from Western Growers, is to promote hands-on learning and interactive STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — education. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/01/01/huntington-beach-school-receives-grant-for-new-garden/ |
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New information kiosk for Fullerton Arboretum shows off construction skills of Brea Olinda High School students |
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The high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail are apparent. Then you discover the Fullerton Arboretum’s new three-person kiosk – with its pine-green, gable roof, off-white exterior, recessed lighting, wifi and single-hung windows – was constructed by high school students. The wow factor grows. Students in Brea Olinda High School’s Building Industry Technology Academy spent roughly 11 weeks designing and building the kiosk, which stands outside the entrance to the arboretum. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/22/new-information-kiosk-for-fullerton-arboretum-shows-off-construction-skills-of-brea-olinda-high-school-students/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Do L.A. Unified's daily random searches keep students safe, or do they go too far? |
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Kevin Castillo was in his freshman year at Hamilton High School when administrators carrying hand-held metal detectors interrupted his English class to conduct a random search. The chosen students, Kevin among them, were taken to a nearby office, he said, where they were instructed to open their backpacks slowly to allow administrators to look inside. The administrators used sticks to move items around, he said. They also waved the metal-detector wands up and down the students’ bodies. |
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http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-random-searches-school-20171226-htmlstory.html |
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California high school football player can't be forced to stand for national anthem, court rules |
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An Imperial County high school football player must be allowed to kneel during the singing of the national anthem and can’t be ordered by his school to stand for the performances, a federal court has ruled. The decision temporarily strikes down rules set by the San Pasqual Valley Unified School District that prohibited “kneeling, sitting or similar forms of political protest” at athletic events and required students and coaches to “stand and remove hats/helmets … during the playing or singing of the National Anthem,” according to the Dec. 21 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. |
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-student-athlete-kneel-20171229-story.html |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Teacher training report: California earns a D+, below most states |
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California ranks below 31 other public-school systems and earns just a D-plus in ensuring teacher quality, according to a new report aimed at spurring states to improve teacher preparation. The Washington, D.C. based National Council on Teacher Quality’s 2017 State Teacher Policy Yearbook evaluated and graded states on teacher preparation, evaluation, compensation and other factors that contribute to successful teaching. Since its last survey in 2015, the nonprofit, non-partisan council found that California and most states stagnated in their progress. |
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/27/teacher-training-report-california-earns-a-d-below-most-states/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Federal government finds flaws in California’s plan to improve lowest-performing schools |
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The U.S. Department of Education has cited substantive flaws in California’s plan detailing how it will improve low-performing schools and use billions of dollars of federal education aid under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The Dec. 21 letter to state education officials could initiate lengthy negotiations between federal and state officials over clarifications and technical changes to California’s 100-page funding application. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/federal-government-finds-flaws-in-californias-plan-to-improve-lowest-performing-schools/592008 |
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High cost of living and low wages drive up child poverty rate in California |
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A recent report by the National Center for Children in Poverty says helping young children who have experienced trauma starts with strengthening the early care and education workforce with training and other support services. Nearly a quarter of California children 5 years old and younger live in poverty, according to a new report that examines the impact of the cost of living and family income on the state’s youngest residents. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/high-cost-of-living-and-low-wages-drive-up-childhood-poverty-rate-in-california/591841 |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Ten Boys Who Care Win Grant |
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Youth Service America and The Walt Disney Company awarded $500 to the 10 Boys Who Care, a group of local students who for the past five years have raised money to award good sportsmanship scholarships to high school seniors. |
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/ten-boys-care-win-grant/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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OCDE fair to showcase state-approved history and social science instructional materials |
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Local history and social science educators may want to mark their calendars: OCDE will host a History-Social Science Instructional Materials Fair, showcasing content from the state’s recently-adopted list of approved materials, on Jan. 29.
The event, geared toward administrators, curriculum coordinators, coaches and teachers, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Building D on OCDE’s main campus, located at 200 Kalmus Drive in Costa Mesa. Guests should register online by Jan. 25.
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-fair-to-showcase-state-approved-history-and-social-science-instructional-materials/ |
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