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OCDE NEWSROOM
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All OC school employees will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 1 |
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Based on the latest state guidance, Orange County health officials have announced that 30 percent of new COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be allocated for education and childcare workers along with the food and agriculture sectors. While vaccines are still in limited supply across the state, the shift means school employees who were originally included in Phase 1B of the county’s rollout can begin receiving their vaccinations starting next week.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/all-school-employees-will-be-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccinations-starting-march-1/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Orange County football season can start if COVID-19 stats reach new benchmark today |
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There will be a COVID-19 version of scoreboard watching done by a lot of Orange County high school football teams on Tuesday, Feb. 23. What’s at stake? The green light that says they can finally start their season. The scoreboard they’ll be watching is actually the state’s website that will post the updated COVID-19 statistics on Tuesday. If the numbers for O.C. are as good as expected, football teams will be eligible to begin conditioning immediately and could play their first game as early as March 11-13. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/02/23/orange-county-football-season-can-start-if-covid-19-stats-reach-new-benchmark-today/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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Los Alamitos High School May Offer New Ethnic Studies Class; Will Placentia-Yorba Linda District Follow? |
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For a while now some educators, parents and alumni have been voicing concerns over what they describe as a lack of adequate education in Orange County schools about Black history and communities of color. High schools in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, Garden Grove and Laguna Beach already offer ethnic studies classes. Los Alamitos Unified School District might be next to offer an ethnic studies course for eleventh and twelfth graders.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/02/los-alamitos-high-school-may-offer-new-ethnic-studies-class-will-placentia-yorba-linda-district-follow/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Rising tensions, heated words add pressure to reach a deal soon on reopening California schools |
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Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, ended a hearing Monday as he started it, lashing out at school districts for criticizing a bill he and other legislative leaders are proposing that would condition $2 billion in incentive funding on reopening schools, starting April 15. That bill, Senate Bill 86, remains in limbo, with no vote on it scheduled and behind-the-scenes talks continuing. But tensions, if Ting’s comments are an indication, are rising.
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https://edsource.org/2021/rising-tensions-heated-words-add-pressure-to-reach-a-deal-soon-on-reopening-california-schools/649742 |
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Schools must give standardized tests this spring |
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States must resume their annual standardized tests in math and English language arts this spring, the Biden administration confirmed on Monday. States are required to administer annual tests in reading and math for students in grades 3-8 and once in high school under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. But the U.S. Department of Education waived federal testing requirements after schools closed for in-person instruction in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Until Monday, it’s been unclear exactly where the new administration stands and whether they would offer testing waivers as many school districts continue to operate with distance learning. |
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https://edsource.org/2021/schools-must-give-standardized-tests-this-spring/649751 |
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California lawmakers propose Cal Grant reforms to help low-income students |
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Hundreds of thousands of students attending California’s colleges and universities may soon become newly eligible for financial aid awards if lawmakers have their way with a proposal to reform how the state distributes that aid. Assembly Bill 1456, new legislation introduced late Friday by the chair of the state Assembly’s higher education committee, would make it easier for low-income students to receive Cal Grants, the main source of state-funded financial aid available to students in California. The bill proposes to change the rules to target more of the state’s neediest students.
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-lawmakers-propose-cal-grant-reforms-to-help-low-income-students/649611 |
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KPCC
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LAUSD To Offer In-Person Services Next Week And Targets April For More Reopenings |
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The L.A. Unified School District will resume some specialized on-campus services next week as the district works towards a broader reopening targeted for April 9, Superintendent Austin Beutner announced during his weekly video update on Monday.
Next week's in-person offerings will include child care, special education services, athletic conditioning and small-group tutoring, based on existing terms set last October by the district and the teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles.
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https://laist.com/2021/02/22/lausd_april_reopening_target_specialized_services.php |
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NPR
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Sacramento City Unified’s youngest students could return to school In April |
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If all goes according to the Sacramento City Unified School District’s plan, some of the area’s youngest students could be back in classrooms in early April. The district put forth its plan to reopen campuses for in-person learning through a phased-in approach.
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https://www.capradio.org/162812 |
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