OCDE NEWSROOM
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Children can explore at Imaginology from April 13-15 at OC Fair & Event Center |
Make things, learn things, see things work. Kids can explore science, technology, engineering, arts and math, aka STEAM, during Imaginology, a three-day learning festival starting Friday at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa. Some 40,000 families are expected over the weekend. “Imaginology is our largest community give-back event of the year,” said Terry Moore, spokeswoman for the Fair & Events Center. “It is all about hands-on learning. There are a lot of makeshops where kids can make something and take it home.” |
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/11/children-can-explore-at-imaginology/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Guaranteed transfer path from community college to University of California announced |
More California community college students are expected to transfer to the University of California — and face fewer hassles along the way — starting in fall 2019 as the result of a new agreement between the two education systems. Community college students who complete existing sequences of courses — known as pathways — that make it easier to transfer into particular majors at UC’s nine undergraduate campuses will be guaranteed a spot somewhere in UC if their grades are high enough, under the plan announced Wednesday. |
https://edsource.org/2018/guaranteed-transfer-path-from-community-college-to-university-of-california-announced/596036 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Lawmakers aim to give schools access to more long-term data |
Education leaders aiming to close the achievement gap in postsecondary outcomes would provide more information needed to better assess and adjust their K-12 college and career programs under a bill pending in the Legislature. SB 1224, authored by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, would require the California Department of Education as well as each of the state’s higher education systems to track student data from Kindergarten through their transition into the workforce. |
https://k-12daily.org/politics-education/lawmakers-aim-to-give-schools-access-to-more-long-term-data |
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Patrons of art education reside in some surprising places |
The report, issued by the Arts Education Partnership in conjunction with the Education Commission of the States, relied on a matrix of 13 policy areas judged to be critical to keeping art education a focal point of K-12 curriculum. Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, just two met 12 of the survey’s 13 benchmarks—Minnesota and New Hampshire. Alabama was second by virtue of meeting 11 out of 13. Six states—California, Connecticut, Montana, Ohio, Rhode Island and New Jersey—met all but three. |
https://k-12daily.org/curriculum-instruction/patrons-of-art-education-reside-in-some-surprising-places |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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High school students earn honors in state competition for aspiring teachers |
High schoolers from Santa Ana and Orange have won first-place honors in two of three state competitions organized by a group that assists students pursuing teaching careers. For the second straight year, Luis Diaz of Century High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District took first place in Educators Rising California’s Creative Lecture contest, which challenged students to deliver a TED Talk-style presentation. |
http://newsroom.ocde.us/high-school-students-earn-honors-in-state-competition-for-aspiring-teachers/ |
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Meet Orange County’s Classified School Employees of the Year for 2018 |
OCDE has announced this year’s top classified school employees for Orange County.
Six county finalists were selected from among 64 nominations based on their work performance, leadership, commitment and involvement with their schools and communities. Each is now eligible to compete for state-level honors.
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/meet-orange-countys-classified-school-employees-of-the-year-for-2018/ |
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NPR
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In California, The First Union Forms At A Virtual Charter School |
In California, a group of teachers announced today that they are forming the first union for an online charter school. The teachers work for the California Virtual Academies, or CAVA—a virtual charter school run by the for-profit, K12 Inc., that enrolls an estimated 12,000 students in the state. After a four-year organizing campaign, the teachers are joining the California Teachers Association, and have won a contract promising increased pay and lower student-teacher ratios. |
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/11/601474086/in-california-the-first-union-forms-at-a-virtual-charter-school |
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