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OCDE NEWSROOM
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How are we doing? OCDE seeks stakeholder feedback |
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OCDE is asking educators, students, parents and other stakeholders to provide feedback on its programs and services by completing this brief online survey by Nov. 22. Every year, the Orange County Department of Education issues its Stakeholder Survey to help identify organizational strengths and opportunities to enhance its serves. Questions are tied to OCDE’s Strategic Plan, which details the department’s vision, mission and values, along with eight strategic priorities.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/how-are-we-doing-ocde-seeks-feedback-on-its-programs-and-services-2/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Mother of autistic teen who died in El Modena High School golf cart crash files suit against Orange Unified School District |
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The mother of a special-needs teen who died when in a golf cart crash at El Modena High School in September has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Orange Unified School District claiming negligence in the incident and by the staff who were with the boy. The suit, filed on Nov. 5 in Orange County Superior Court, says Emmanuel “Manny” Perez suffered chest and abdominal trauma after he sat in a campus golf cart and crashed into a railing. The Orange family and their attorney Robert Glassman argue the 15-year-old and the vehicle were unsupervised.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2019/11/08/mother-of-autistic-teen-who-died-in-el-modena-high-school-golf-cart-crash-files-suit-against-orange-unified-scho |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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San Diego college students teach, learn from foster children in county program |
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Tutor Connection tries to counter national trend of foster children lagging academically. For foster children living in San Diego County, getting ahead in school — or even just getting caught up — can sometimes be a near impossible task.
The unique set of problems many foster children face can induce trauma, making it difficult to thrive academically, said Beth Dorrell, a San Diego area former foster parent who has cared for foster kids, many of whom were high-school aged.
“We’ve never had one that shows up who can do their times tables or do long division,” she said.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2019-11-07/san-diego-college-students-teach-learn-from-foster-children-in-county-program |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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EDSOURCE
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University of California heads to Supreme Court to defend protections for undocumented immigrants |
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The University of California will take its fight to protect immigrant students all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court next week. The court hearing is the final match over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which currently provides temporary protection from deportation and permission to work for about 660,000 people who came to the U.S. as children, according to the most recent data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Just over 200,000 DACA recipients live in California, by far the largest number of any state, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
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https://edsource.org/2019/university-of-california-heads-to-supreme-court-to-defend-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants/619634 |
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California spending over $13 billion annually on special education |
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California’s spending on special education students has increased by nearly 30 percent over the past decade — from $10.8 billion to $13 billion in inflation-adjusted figures, according to a new report. That’s just one of the startling figures in the report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office that provides a detailed overview of California’s special education system, which now serves some 800,000 students with physical, cognitive and learning disabilities.
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https://edsource.org/2019/california-spending-over-13-billion-annually-on-special-education/619542 |
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MODESTO BEE
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California is under-counting homeless K-12 students — and that’s hurting them, audit says |
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California’s homeless K-12 students are being under-counted by several school districts, and also being neglected by the state Department of Education, according to a newly released report. The report comes from the California State Auditor’s Office, which reviewed the education department, as well as five school districts and one charter school, at the Legislature’s request.
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article237118314.html |
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KPCC
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LAUSD Board Approves Study Of Noncitizen Voting In District Elections |
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The Los Angeles Unified School District will explore whether it’s possible to allow noncitizen parents to vote in school board elections. Board members approved the formation of a study group to look into a “potential future ballot measure” granting this right. LAUSD doesn’t track citizenship status. But one estimate says two out of five school-aged kids in Southern California have at least one non-citizen parent.
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https://www.scpr.org/news/2019/11/07/90518/lausd-board-approves-study-of-noncitizen-voting-in/ |
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