OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: State and national social distancing orders remain in effect |
OCDE continues to track the latest developments related to the COVID-19 respiratory illness while working closely with partner agencies including the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Sacramento students getting technology as distance learning launch nears for thousands |
School districts in the Sacramento area are ramping up the distribution of essential technology to households as formal “distance learning” programs are close to launching for tens of thousands of students. Students and parents lined up at Mira Loma High and El Camino Fundamental high schools on Monday for laptop computers. Natomas Unified announced it will be distributing nearly 7,000 Chromebook laptops and about 2,000 WiFi Hotspots to families.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article241619351.html |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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Redlands teachers parade for students sidelined by coronavirus |
Staff from Kingsbury Elementary School in Redlands paraded past their students’ homes on what would have been their first day back from spring break, if the novel coronavirus outbreak hadn’t changed plans. Teachers and other staff decorated 20 vehicles Monday, March 30, and waved signs that read “We love you, bears” and “we’ll see you soon, bears” as they drove by. The Bears are the school’s mascot.
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https://www.sbsun.com/2020/03/30/redlands-teachers-parade-for-students-sidelined-by-coronavirus/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Fresno Unified will keep school lunch program going over spring break next week |
Fresno Unified reversed course Monday, saying the grab-and-go school lunch program will continue serving meals over the district’s spring break, which begins April 6. Superintendent Bob Nelson made the announcement via social media and a news release.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241626196.html |
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CALmatters
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Tune in Wednesday: How to Homeschool Our Kids |
CalMatters K-12 reporter Ricardo Cano will hold a virtual conversation with Linda Darling-Hammond, the president of California’s State Board of Education, and Cindy Marten, the superintendent San Diego Unified School District, about what the state is doing to prepare parents, students and educators for homeschooling and distance learning during this unprecedented chapter in California’s history.
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https://calmatters.org/blogs/events/2020/03/getting-through-coronavirus-explained-how-to-homeschool-our-kids/ |
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