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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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Riverside County Esports League athletes can now win scholarships |
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Riverside County gamers can now earn college scholarships, thanks to a new $25,000 donation to the Riverside County Esports League. Formed in July 2019, the league now has 285 participants and 18 separate competitions for middle and high school students. The $25,000 donation came from monitor and visual displays manufacturer ViewSonic Corp. The money will be used for scholarships, tournament prizes, creating an online curriculum and “minimal” league expenses, according to a news release from the Riverside County Office of Education, which organized the league.
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https://www.pe.com/2021/03/04/riverside-county-esports-league-athletes-can-now-win-scholarships/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California teacher shortages could make reopening schools for in-person instruction difficult |
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The ongoing teacher shortage, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, means more under-prepared teachers will be in California classrooms when school campuses fully reopen, according to a study released today by the Learning Policy Institute. A decrease in the number of teacher candidates earning credentials, as well as the possibility of increased retirements and resignations, will make it difficult for schools to hire all the teachers they need, according to the report — “California Teachers and Covid-19: How the Pandemic is Impacting the Teacher Workforce.”
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-teacher-shortages-could-make-reopening-schools-for-in-person-instruction-difficult/650538 |
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California Legislature approves plan to encourage schools to reopen for in-person instruction |
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Tackling one of the most contentious issues during the year-long Covid-19 pandemic, California legislators approved a plan Thursday to encourage school districts to bring back more students for in-person instruction. Assembly and Senate Bill 86 passed unanimously in the Senate and 71-4 in the Assembly. It provides $2 billion as an incentive for schools that have not already done so to offer in-person instruction beginning April 1, starting with the earliest grades.
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-legislature-approves-plan-to-encourage-schools-to-reopen-for-in-person-instruction/650493 |
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Quick Guide: California’s plan for getting more kids back to school |
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Some parts of the Safe School for All plan went into effect right away. At the same time lawmakers in Sacramento introduced legislation (Senate and Assembly Bill 86) which took a different approach. After weeks of negotiations, Newsom and the Legislature reached agreement on a school reopening plan, enacted in Senate and Assembly Bill 86, with a target date of April 1 for those schools not yet offering in-person instruction. This Quick Guide answers some key questions on how the plan is intended to operate.
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https://edsource.org/2021/quick-guide-how-does-gov-newsoms-safe-schools-for-all-plan-work/646111 |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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KQED
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California Legislature Approves Plan to Reopen In-Person Schooling |
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The California state Legislature approved a $6.6 billion plan on Thursday to encourage school districts to resume in-person education for the youngest public school students in the state. Assembly Bill 86 was the Legislature's most decisive action yet to reopen schools. But the legislation falls short of actually mandating a reopening; the decision of when and how to bring students and teachers back to class will now be decided in hundreds of local school districts across the state.
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11863208/california-legislature-approves-plan-to-reopen-schools |
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NPR
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One school district’s struggle over public health, parents and politics |
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California has 1,037 public school districts, each empowered to make its own decision about reopening schools during the covid-19 pandemic. Politics and public health are at war in many districts.
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https://www.capradio.org/163171 |
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Parents of color still have reservations about returning kids to classrooms |
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Despite proposed safety precautions, declining COVID-19 case rates and increasing numbers of vaccinated teachers, research shows most parents of color still have reservations about sending their children back to school.
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https://www.capradio.org/163173 |
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NPR/Ipsos Poll: Nearly One-Third Of Parents May Stick With Remote Learning |
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One year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered classrooms around the country and the world, U.S. parents are guardedly optimistic about the academic and social development of their children, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. But 62% of parents say their child's education has been disrupted. And more than 4 out of 5 would like to see schools provide targeted extra services to help their kids catch up. This includes just over half of parents who support the idea of summer school.
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https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/973373489/npr-ipsos-poll-nearly-one-third-of-parents-may-stick-with-remote-learning |
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