OCDE Education in the News

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

For DACA’s youngest ‘Dreamers,’ activism helps them feel less alone

Meet teens who walked out of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills Tuesday to rally on behalf of their friend, DACA recipient Ulises Gonzalez.

https://www.dailynews.com/2019/11/12/for-dacas-youngest-dreamers-activism-helps-them-feel-less-alone/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

Sweetwater school district’s projected budget deficit rises again

Sweetwater Union High School District may have to make budget cuts of up to $36 million for next school year in order to make ends meet, according to recent calculations by county officials. That’s $12 million more than Sweetwater officials projected in October and $27 million more than the officials projected in June. Sweetwater originally thought it would have to make about $9 million in cuts next school year. Sweetwater is the state’s largest high-school-only district and enrolls roughly 39,000 students

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2019-11-12/county-sweetwater-school-districts-projected-budget-deficit-rises-again

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

Oakland school board may ban public from meeting after protests

After a chaotic Oakland Unified school board meeting in October, when protesters rushed a metal barricade and were struck by police with batons and arrested, the school board — fearing the same protesters would return — banned the public from its first meeting of November and may do it again Wednesday.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/12/oakland-school-board-bans-public-from-meeting-after-protests/

PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Six Riverside County veterans – and the family of one who died – finally get their high school diplomas

Six veterans who left school before graduating so they could serve their country received high school diplomas Tuesday, Nov. 12. And the family of one — late World War II veteran Vallie Lee Engelauf — accepted a diploma on his behalf during the annual Operation Recognition Program ceremony in Moreno Valley. Operation Recognition, a program of the county education office, Riverside County Board of Education and county Department of Veterans Services, has awarded about 360 diplomas since its inception in 2007.

https://www.pe.com/2019/11/12/six-riverside-county-veterans-and-the-family-of-one-who-died-finally-get-their-high-school-diplomas/

EDSOURCE

University of California will support undocumented students, even if DACA ends

As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stop protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation, the University of California is preparing to support immigrant students, regardless of the outcome, according to UC President Janet Napolitano.

https://edsource.org/2019/university-of-california-will-support-undocumented-students-even-if-daca-ends/619844

California State University proposes to delay extra year of high school math to 2027

Facing strong opposition, a much-debated proposal to increase the number of high school math and related courses required for applicants to the California State University system has been revised to delay implementation by a year, until 2027, with stronger exemptions for students at schools that don’t offer enough classes to meet the requirement.

https://edsource.org/2019/california-state-university-delays-proposal-for-extra-year-of-high-school-math-to-2027/619758

Oakland school chief's tenure at pivotal point

When Kyla Johnson-Trammell was selected to be superintendent of the Oakland school district two and a half years ago, one reason she got the job was because of her deep roots in California’s eighth-largest city. Johnson-Trammell grew up in Oakland, attended its schools as a child and then spent her entire career in the district as a teacher, principal and administrator.

https://edsource.org/2019/oakland-school-chiefs-tenure-at-pivotal-point/619476

DAILY BREEZE

Torrance schools combat ‘vaping epidemic’ with educational town halls for students and parents

Torrance Unified School District on Wednesday night, Nov. 13, will begin a series of monthly “Vaping Town Halls” to help educate parents and students about using the electronic smoking devices, a response to rising health concerns over the practice.

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/11/12/torrance-schools-combat-vaping-epidemic-with-educational-town-halls-for-students-and-parents/

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