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OAKLAND TRIBUNE
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Oakland Unified students, parents, teachers rally against proposed cuts to school budget |
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As the date approaches for the Oakland Unified school board to decide where to make $15.1 million in cuts amid a budget crisis, parents, teachers, students and school staffers continue to urge board members to keep the cuts as far away from children as possible.
Though school board members have expressed their desire to fulfill that plea, they have said it’s likely impossible for the district to reach fiscal solvency without dipping into school sites’ budgets.
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http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/28/oakland-unified-students-parents-teachers-rally-against-proposed-cuts-to-schools/ |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Report: Only 30% of California’s ninth-graders will graduate from college |
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Although more than 90 percent of the nation’s ninth graders expect to graduate from college, a report released Monday estimates that only 30 percent of California’s high school freshmen will actually earn a bachelor’s degree. Amid that dismaying projection, researchers at the Public Policy Institute of California also unearthed a surprising finding. It’s not just lack of academic progress that’s keeping students from earning a degree. It’s also students’ failure to take the right preparatory courses and schools tracking them into remedial classes. |
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http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/27/report-only-30-of-ninth-graders-will-graduate-from-college/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Weak high school prep, poor counseling keep most California 9th-graders from a college degree |
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Despite calls for more students to earn a college degree, a new study says most California 9th- graders will never achieve it. While nearly two-thirds of today’s ninth graders are expected to enter a two or four-year college, a combination of weak high school preparation, poor counseling, and unclear direction at the college level will keep 70 percent from reaching the baccalaureate finish line, the Public Policy Institute of California report concludes. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/weak-high-school-prep-poor-counseling-keep-most-9th-graders-from-a-college-degree/590765 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Benefits of classified-to-teacher program already felt |
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Eighty-five percent of classified employees at Davis Unified that applied for a state-funded teacher preparation program in 2016 have completed their certification and are already teaching in the classroom. Davis was one of three districts that aggressively pursued annual grants of up to $4,000 per participant over five years to pay for tuition, fees, books and other costs related to promoting existing school employees into teachers. |
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/human-resources/benefits-of-classified-to-teacher-program-already-felt |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Be kind, donate to help purchase 38,000 children’s books |
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The nonprofit Reading is Fundamental of Southern California, or RIFSoCal, is seeking donations as part of an effort to purchase 38,000 books for children throughout Orange County. From now through Jan. 31, the nonprofit is accepting cash donations to purchase the books. Each book it distributes in Orange County will count as an Act of Kindness to support OCDE’s One Billion Acts of Kindness initiative. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/be-kind-donate-to-help-purchase-38000-childrens-books/ |
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