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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Author, a ‘proud dyslexic,’ helps break the ice about this different way of learning |
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Kindergarten, with its focus on art and creativity, was ecstasy for young John Rodrigues. Every grade after that was nightmarish. Growing up in Fullerton, he struggled with mainstream education at all grade levels, not knowing he was dyslexic. When he wasn’t being teased by classmates for a foot disability, he would struggle in front of everyone, flubbing his assignment when asked to read out loud in class. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/23/author-a-proud-dyslexic-helps-break-the-ice-about-this-different-way-of-learning/ |
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Yiannopoulos’ talk next week at CSUF leads to elementary school’s early closure, planned protest |
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An elementary school near Cal State Fullerton is closing early on Oct. 31 to avoid any “potential crowd disturbance” from a talk that night by conservative political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. Acacia Elementary School sent a message to families last week advising them that school will let out Halloween day on a minimum day schedule: at 12:30 p.m. and, for kindergarteners, at 11:40 a.m. Some 90 students in an after-school program will not be allowed to remain on campus. Instead, they will be bused from Acacia to Raymond Elementary, for parent pick-up that evening, said Chad Hammitt, an assistant superintendent with the Fullerton School District. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/23/yiannopoulos-talk-next-week-at-csuf-leads-to-elementary-schools-early-closure-planned-protest/ |
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USA TODAY
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Why the U.S. government doesn't have a teacher discipline database |
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In 1997, West Virginia fifth-grade student Jeremy Bell died of what was believed to be a head injury while on a camping trip with the principal of his school, Edgar Friedrichs Jr.
Nearly eight years later, investigators determined it was not a head injury. Bell had been sexually abused and killed by his principal, according to state criminal records and documents filed in a subsequent federal lawsuit.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/15/why-us-doesnt-have-government-database-disciplined-teachers/80220534/ |
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States look to mend gaps in teacher screening systems |
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State lawmakers and education officials around the country said this week they plan to address weaknesses in teacher screening policies and practices following an investigation by the USA TODAY NETWORK. The USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found the nation’s database of disciplined teachers, run by the nonprofit National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, is missing the names of thousands of educators who have been disciplined by state agencies. |
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/18/states-look-mend-gaps-teacher-screening-systems/80543840/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Until poverty eliminated, schools won't graduate 100 percent of students, expert says |
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California has made higher graduation rates one of its key measures for assessing school performance as part of its new accountability system. Graduation rates have increased steadily in California in recent years, now reaching an average of 83.2 percent for the class of 2016. But just how high can or should graduation rates go? |
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https://edsource.org/2017/poverty-poses-obstacle-to-100-percent-graduation-rate-expert-says/589190 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Brown uses red ink to veto ed bills |
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While Gov. Jerry Brown applied his signature to scores of bills impacting K-12 schools this fall, he also used the power of the veto to send others back—among them, a grant program aimed at improving reading skills among third graders.
Brown also punched out a proposal to increase the number of bilingual teachers, as well as a plan to increase funding to county offices for home-to-school transportation.
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/politics-education/brown-uses-red-ink-to-veto-ed-bills |
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