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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Irvine Public Schools Foundation ‘mega grants’ help teachers fund innovative instruction |
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The Irvine Public Schools Foundation has awarded eight “mega grants” of up to $20,000 each to help local teachers enhance learning with innovation labs, esports technology, 3D printers, musical instruments, robotics and flexible furniture.
Through its Innovative Grants Program, IPSF offers educators in the Irvine Unified School District the opportunity to make their best pitches for how they’d use extra funding to improve educational experiences for students. The idea is to fuel new and creative approaches to teaching and counseling.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/irvine-public-schools-foundation-issues-mega-grants-to-help-teachers-fund-innovative-instruction/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Shalimar Learning Center marks 25 years helping neighborhood kids succeed |
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Parents living in a gang-infested, under-served enclave in Costa Mesa decided 25 years ago it was time to reclaim their neighborhood. They reached out for help, and the response was an education center that now at its silver anniversary boasts being the model for a program that is helping thousands of children throughout California.
In 1994, families were keeping their kids inside after school, lest they fell prey to the negative influences that cast a shadow over the two-block Shalimar Drive.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/02/21/shalimar-learning-center-marks-25-years-help-neighborhood-kids-succeed/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Memo to San Francisco schools: Get ready for budget cuts and layoffs |
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San Francisco schools are bracing for layoffs. Superintendent Vincent Matthews notified staff this week that the district’s budget has reached a breaking point, requiring $26 million in cuts next school year, including $10 million at school sites, and that staff cuts at this point appear inevitable. The district, which has 60,000 students, hasn’t faced layoffs since 2013.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Memo-to-San-Francisco-schools-Get-ready-for-15075194.php |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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Redlands STEM competition builds knowledge with Legos |
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Teams of young engineers cemented learning brick by Lego brick in a STEM city-building contest Saturday, Feb. 22, in Redlands. Engaging youth in science, technology, engineering and math is important because the world depends on STEM – from the economy to everyone’s general well-being, said Mark Davis, senior vice president with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside, which held the competition.
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2020/02/22/redlands-stem-competition-builds-knowledge-with-legos/ |
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CAPITOL WEEKLY
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Poll: Slim majority supports school facilities bond |
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A March ballot measure to authorize state bonds for public education facilities is supported by slightly more than half of voters. Seven in ten Californians approve of Governor Newsom’s proposal to spend $1 billion to address homelessness. These are among the key findings of a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California.
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https://capitolweekly.net/poll-slim-majority-supports-school-facilities-bond/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California community college students would receive more financial aid under a new state proposal. |
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California college students would receive significantly more state aid to pay for non-tuition expenses like housing, books and food under proposed sweeping changes to the state’s financial aid system. Community college students stand to benefit the most from the changes outlined in the proposal presented at a hearing in Sacramento on Thursday by the California Student Aid Commission. More than 300,000 additional community college students would become eligible for Cal Grants, state monetary awards that students don’t have to pay back, to cover non-tuition costs. The maximum grants available would more than triple from $1,672 to $6,000.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-community-college-students-would-receive-more-financial-aid-under-a-new-state-proposal/624084 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Redondo Beach students mark $1 million in donations in Kids Heart Challenge |
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More than 600 students fanned across the Jefferson Elementary School playground, in Redondo Beach, on Friday, Feb. 21 — some jumping rope, others dancing or running through an obstacle course. It was all part of a day of celebration to mark a Redondo Beach Unified School District milestone: contributing $1 million toward the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge. Most of the contributions have come since 2007, though the program began in 1995 under a different name.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/02/21/redondo-beach-students-mark-1-million-in-donations-in-kids-heart-challenge/ |
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