OCDE NEWSROOM
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Students’ gun walkout sends message to adults: Do something |
While they may not agree on specific solutions, thousands of students who plan to walk out of schools around Southern California on Wednesday are hoping their activism will spur adults and lawmakers to do something – anything – to stem gun violence.
“I wasn’t even alive when Columbine happened,” said Annie Davis, 18, who is helping organize a walkout at Riverside’s Poly High School, noting that the Columbine massacre, which claimed 15 lives, took place in 1999.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/12/students-gun-walkout-sends-message-to-adults-do-something/ |
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More than 550 students in Irvine participate in Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament |
More than 550 students participated in the 15th annual Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament over the weekend, battling for the pride of their schools. The event, taking place March 9 and 11 at SoCal Elite Sports, featured fifth- through eighth-graders from 31 schools in Irvine. Proceeds benefit the Irvine Public School Foundation, a nonprofit group that raises money for Irvine Unified School District. |
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/12/more-than-550-students-in-irvine-participate-in-hoops-classic-basketball-tournament/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Teacher shortage, lack of supplies hinder rollout of new science standards, report finds |
Most teachers are embracing California’s new science standards, but the rollout has been hampered by teacher shortages, lackluster elementary science education, lack of supplies and other obstacles, according to a new report. The report by the Public Policy Institute of California surveyed 204 school districts across California at the end of the 2016-17 school year about their progress in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards, which were adopted in 2013 and which schools are currently introducing. |
https://edsource.org/2018/teacher-shortage-lack-of-supplies-hinder-rollout-of-new-science-standards-report-finds/594491 |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Young historians await results of National History Day-Orange County competition |
Showcasing original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits, more than 450 young historians took part in Saturday’s National History Day-Orange County competition hosted by the Orange County Department of Education.
Every year, more than half a million students in grades four through 12 compete in National History Day contests at the local, state and national levels. Participants, working in groups or as individuals, conduct extensive research on a historical topic before submitting in-depth projects related to the year’s theme. This year it’s “Conflict and Compromise in History.”
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/young-historians-await-results-of-national-history-day-orange-county-competition/ |
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