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OCDE NEWSROOM
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#kindness1billion: Local campuses ready to take on the Great Kindness Challenge |
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Pandemic or not, some Orange County schools have plans to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which kicks off Jan. 25. Created by the nonprofit group Kids for Peace, and endorsed by state Superintendent Tony Thurmond, the Great Kindness Challenge is a national program dedicated to recording as many acts of kindness as possible in a single week — typically the last full week of January. Campuses are encouraged to register and download a checklist and toolkit. Additionally, schools and county offices can become “Kindness Certified” by taking a few extra steps.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/local-campuses-take-on-the-great-kindness-challenge/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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News Analysis: California educators give Newsom’s COVID-19 school plan a failing grade |
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Three weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his ambitious plan to get California elementary school students back in their classrooms when COVID-19 conditions improve, educators are unwilling to give the assignment a passing grade. They’ve largely made their harshest assessments behind closed doors, choosing to publicly say that the $2-billion proposal — an array of mandates and classroom alterations paid for with money the schools would have received anyway — is incomplete. But on Thursday, their candid assessments were laid bare during a three-hour legislative hearing that suggested school leaders and Democratic lawmakers alike believe the governor’s plan deserves an F.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-23/news-analysis-california-educators-give-newsoms-schools-covid-19-plan-a-failing-grade |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Sac City schools paid $6 million for costly air cleaners with unnecessary features |
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Several experts have identified potential concerns about the devices, saying the air cleaners that Sacramento City schools purchased are overpriced, inefficient and have unnecessary and unproven technology.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article248431190.html |
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KPBS
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Vaccine Delays And High Case Rates Diminish Hopes For School Reopenings |
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With the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine delayed and case rates still high, San Diego County educators are skeptical that students will be able to return to campuses before the end of the school year. School nurses and speech therapists across the county have already started receiving their vaccines, but it remains unclear when teachers will begin to get their shots. But, even if teachers do get vaccinated in the coming months, there is no guarantee of a return to widespread in-person learning.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jan/22/vaccine-delays-high-case-rates-school-reopenings/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Biden expected to make narrowing digital divide an ‘early, urgent priority’ to help students during pandemic |
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With millions of students still lacking reliable internet to complete their assignments and interact with teachers, the incoming Biden administration is expected to take multiple steps to address the digital divide, according to sources who have participated in conversations with the transition team. Bart Epstein, CEO of the nonprofit EdTech Evidence Exchange, said he understands naming a new director for the Office of Educational Technology to be “an early, urgent priority” for the administration.
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http://laschoolreport.com/biden-expected-to-make-narrowing-digital-divide-an-early-urgent-priority-to-help-students-during-pandemic/ |
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