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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: California enacts limited stay-at-home order to slow spread of COVID-19 |
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Governor Gavin Newsom and state public health officials on Thursday announced a limited stay-at-home order for all counties in the purple tier – this includes Orange County – that are seeing the highest rates of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The new order requires that non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., beginning Saturday, Nov. 21 and remaining in effect until Monday, Dec. 21. But there are exceptions, including for those who need to be at work or to seek medical needs. The order will also not stop grocery shopping or drive-through and takeout food services.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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College View Elementary in Huntington Beach holds reopening ceremony |
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The College View Elementary School hallways now show off full-length murals, featuring colleges and universities throughout Southern California. The touch is a nod to the Huntington Beach school’s name, and a clue to where its students might hope to someday end up. The murals feature Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine, UCLA, USC and Chapman University, along with Golden West College and Orange Coast College. College View held a reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-11-19/college-view-elementary-in-huntington-beach-holds-reopening-ceremony |
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COVID-19 cases spike at partially reopened L.A. schools. How worried should we be? |
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Coronavirus infections among staff and students at partially reopened L.A. County schools spiked in the past week, but incomplete data make it difficult to gauge whether educators and parents should be worried or assured during the unprecedented surge in community transmission. Last week, 164 schools in the county had reported coronavirus infections since the start of the school year. This week, that total jumped to 263. Last week a total of 169 staff and 63 students had been infected; one week later the cumulative numbers were 275 staff and 103 students, a 63% increase.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-20/covid-19-cases-spike-at-partially-reopened-l-a-schools |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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School District Looks Back at Failed Bond Measures |
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In light of bond measures intended to fund school improvements that have been voted down in recent years, the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees heard a presentation on the circumstances surrounding the unsuccessful bids during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Voters did not approve bond measures placed on ballots in March 2020 and November 2016 that would have funded school facility renovations.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/school-district-looks-back-at-failed-bond-measures/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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As COVID-19 surges in Sacramento, teachers call for stronger safety measures |
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The leaders of nearly every teachers union in Sacramento County are calling for public schools to remain closed while COVID-19 infection rates are surging and are demanding more transparency about positive virus tests.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article247238104.html |
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Sacramento City Unified faces more ‘difficult cuts’ — what’s on the chopping block? |
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In an email to families, Superintendent Jorge Aguilar said the Sacramento City Unified School District board is considering drastic budget cuts to save $18 million as the district tries to prevent insolvency.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article247243659.html |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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San Carlos middle schooler sets up “garage classroom” as kids stay home for school |
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While most Bay Area kids shuffle out of bed in the morning to their computers for another day of online school, Central Middle School 8th-grader Christine Chang heads down to her garage for the day. Decked out with desks, school supplies, hand sanitizing stations, and all the regulars of a modern-day classroom, 13-year-old Christine’s garage is the closest thing to school that she’s been able to replicate after months of struggling to adapt to distance learning.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/20/san-carlos-middle-schooler-sets-up-garage-classroom-as-kids-stay-home-for-school/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Fresno Unified schools have a different plan for bringing students back. What we know |
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There’s no set date for when Fresno County’s largest school district will reopen for in-person classes, but it will be on a part-time hybrid schedule different from other large local districts whenever students return. “People will judge this plan and, well, they should,” Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Bob Nelson said during a news conference Thursday. “We think that this represents the best possible plan of any that we’ve seen, and it minimizes the disruption of kids and teachers. It minimizes, to the greatest degree possible, disruption for families whose lives have turned upside down.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article247279079.html |
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DAILY BREEZE
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LA Kings join team effort to get tech into hands of distance-learning students |
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Los Angeles Kings forward Trevor Moore and defenseman Matt Roy were on hand as the NHL squad teamed up with Wells Fargo to “Team Up For Tech,” a new effort to help meet the education needs of underserved young people, most of whom are engaged in distance learning during the pandemic. On Thursday, Nov. 19, the Kings duo and other volunteers handed out “tech bags” of technology and schools supplies to families, during a socially distance drive-thru event at the SoLa “Beehive” Campus in L.A.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/11/19/photos-la-kings-join-team-effort-to-get-tech-into-hands-of-distance-learning-students/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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It's starting to sink in: Schools before bars |
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It will take flipping the script to save the spring semester: Close the bars to reopen the schools. The research points in the direction of kids being able to attend schools without major risk of contracting the coronavirus. School shutdowns and parents’ pain are going the other way — increasing by the day around the country. With the fall semester chalked up to a loss in many places, the spring presents a fresh opportunity to reverse course, said David Rubin, director of PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
It’s simple, he said. Prioritize opening schools. Keep restrictions on everything else in place.
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https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/11/19/its-starting-to-sink-in-schools-before-bars-1337318 |
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Did Schools Reopen Too Soon? California Federation Of Teachers Says Yes |
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As COVID cases climb, many people are questioning if schools reopened too soon. The California Federation of Teachers said yes. “We have been saying this entire time, the metrics we should be having – we haven’t seen the state ever meet,” said Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers (CFT). The CFT is calling for districts around California to reconsider reopening and return to distance learning until after the holidays when many families are still expected to gather. The federation, along with several local teachers’ associations, argue districts need more PPE and more testing in place before students should be welcomed back.
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https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/11/18/schools-reopen-too-soon-federation-teachers-yes/ |
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