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OCDE NEWSROOM
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New vibe on Concordia Elementary campus: ‘Dude, be nice!’ |
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Rosie Eckert, 10, can attest that it pays to think big and it pays to be nice. Her school, Concordia Elementary in San Clemente, gets it. The school and its 600 students united for a weeklong celebration of kindness, gratitude and inclusiveness, inspired by a Whittier apparel company called “Dude. Be Nice.” |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/13/new-vibe-on-concordia-elementary-campus-dude-be-nice/ |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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How Medicaid became a go-to funder for schools |
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Medicaid, created in 1965 to provide health insurance to the poor, now functions as a lifeline for millions of American students as well as hundreds of school districts across the country. The public insurance program has evolved so that it now finances myriad education-related services, including transportation for kids with disabilities, school clinics and counseling for children from turbulent backgrounds. |
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/02/12/how-medicaid-became-a-go-to-funder-for-schools/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Science education funding still in Trump’s crosshairs, despite being saved by Congress |
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Days after Congress passed a budget that mostly preserves funding for science education, President Donald Trump released a new budget proposal for 2019 that would eliminate many of those same programs. Much of the new proposal mirrors his 2018 budget request, calling for the elimination of programs that provide science curriculum and teacher training to K-12 schools nationwide. |
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https://edsource.org/2018/science-education-funding-still-in-trumps-crosshairs-despite-being-saved-by-congress/593686 |
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Shirley Ford, a California school choice champion, dies |
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Shirley Ford, a Los Angeles mother who co-founded Parent Revolution, the organization that helped pass California’s landmark “parent trigger” law — legislation that gives parents of students at low-performing schools the right to replace a school’s leadership or switch it to charter status — died Sunday at the age of 69. |
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https://edsource.org/2018/shirley-ford-a-california-school-choice-champion-dies/593638 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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New effort to bring pre-K to all students |
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Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, has renewed his effort to bring high-quality pre-kindergarten services to early learners statewide.
Currently, the state provides free pre-K educational services to families earning up to $50,000 per year. That covers about 170,000 children, but McCarty estimated that there are another 40,000 low-income children who don’t have access to the same services.
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/politics-education/new-effort-to-bring-pre-k-to-all-students |
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