OCDE NEWSROOM
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OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects |
In March, hundreds of local students will present their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at OCDE’s annual National History Day-Orange County competition. But first comes a lot of research and preparation, much of which is quietly taking place now. About 60 Orange County middle school students from the Santa Ana and Irvine unified school districts recently learned strategies to identify historical sources for their projects during a pair of free workshops hosted by OCDE at the UCI Langson Library.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/oc-middle-school-students-get-a-jump-on-national-history-day-projects/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California Democratic Party says charter schools should have publicly elected boards |
Taking aim at the majority of charter schools in the state, the California Democratic Party has included language in its platform declaring that these schools should be overseen by publicly elected boards, in contrast to the self-appointed boards that run most of them. The new language, adopted at the state party’s annual convention in Long Beach over the weekend, was promoted by the 120,000-member California Federation of Teachers, and strengthens an already strongly worded section of the California Democratic Party’s platform on charter schools.
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https://edsource.org/2019/california-democratic-party-says-charter-schools-should-have-publicly-elected-boards/620188 |
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Schools keep hiring counselors, but students’ stress levels are only growing |
California schools have beefed up their counseling staffs dramatically in the past few years, but the need for student mental health services — to address trauma related to fires, shootings and social media — has far outpaced counselors’ ability to keep pace with student needs. Students at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita last week were evacuated after a student opened fire, killing two classmates and himself and wounding three others. It was the 11th school shooting in the United States this year, according to the New York Times.
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https://edsource.org/2019/schools-keep-hiring-counselors-but-students-stress-levels-are-only-growing/620281 |
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KPBS
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Black Students ‘Not Surprised’ By Discipline Disparity At San Diego Unified |
Hundreds of students, parents and educators filled a high school auditorium Monday to discuss a recent report on the excessive discipline of black students.
Two weeks after the report found that African American students in San Diego Unified schools are half as likely to meet academic standards and more than twice as likely to be suspended than white students, the district hosted a public meeting at Morse High School where San Diego State researchers shared their findings with the community.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/nov/19/san-diego-unifieds-black-students-discipline-repor/ |
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