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OCDE NEWSROOM
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CalKIDS program aims to boost college savings for 3.6 million eligible students |
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The California Kids Investment and Development Savings program, or CalKIDS, was established in 2022 to help children from low-income families save for college or career training. But participation has been lower than expected, with only 300,000 out of an eligible 3.6 million accessing the benefits so far, according to a recent announcement.
The good news is it’s not too late to secure an account. Administered by California’s ScholarShare Investment Board, CalKIDS is structured to provide up to $1,500 for each eligible child to help ease the cost of higher education or career training opportunities.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/calkids-program-aims-to-boost-college-savings-for-3-6-million-eligible-students/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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AI-generated child pornography is circulating. This California prosecutor wants to make it illegal. |
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After several reports of artificial intelligence-generated child pornography surfaced in California, Ventura County Dist. Atty. Erik Nasarenko advocated for a change to state law to protect children who are increasingly vulnerable to this misuse of technology.
“When it came to my attention, I said let’s file [charges],” Nasarenko told The Times. But, because of current loopholes in California law, he learned that he couldn’t press charges in cases where the photos of children are AI-generated.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-15/ai-generated-child-pornography-is-circulating-this-california-prosecutor-wants-to-make-it-illegal |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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California’s fastest-growing city has built a $400 million school. Here’s a look inside |
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The aptly named Emerald High School in Dublin offers an image of what public education could be. The $374 million school sits on 23.5 acres, with a sprawling library, 137-seat lecture hall, three-story academic tower, student union with soaring ceilings and much more. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/dublin-high-school-emerald-19404687.php |
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FRESNO BEE
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Giving kids a ride to class increases attendance. Fresno schools succeeds with novel idea |
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These are kids that want to be at school, whether it’s for social reasons, for food, for safety, they want to come to school. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Oakland literacy group takes on numeracy too |
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Oakland REACH, a parent advocacy group, and the Oakland Unified School District are once again teaming up to grapple with an academic crisis. After making headway with its community-based literacy tutors, Reach has created a math tutoring project modeled after its successful reading program, the 74 reported.
MathBOOST, which began last fall with six trained parent and caregiver tutors, plans to expand to more than 20 tutors in 11 schools next year.
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https://edsource.org/updates/oakland-literacy-group-takes-on-numeracy-too |
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MODESTO BEE
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Did Modesto City Schools partner with a faith-based organization for their sex ed curriculum? |
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Modesto City Schools is updating its 8th-grade sexual education curriculum as its relationship with a faith-based organization is being questioned by the state Attorney General’s Office. Earlier this month the school district received a copy of a letter addressed to the Modesto Pregnancy Center from California Attorney General Rob Bonta questioning the medical accuracy of the content provided by the pregnancy center. According to their website, the pregnancy center’s mission is: “MPC is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to protecting the unborn, providing for those facing unplanned pregnancies and post abortion trauma, and promoting healthy relationships through a system of support with the love of Jesus Christ.” |
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article287729620.html#storylink=cpy |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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KPCC
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Los Angeles Needs More Early Education Teachers. How About Parents? |
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Darya Carranza had never thought about becoming a teacher. As a child, she had wanted to do something that would help people; she toyed with the idea of becoming a nurse. But when she heard about a program that would cover the cost of tuition to become an associate teacher at a pre-school, it clicked. She said that when she started her family, she put her own career goals on pause and needed extra support. Now, Carranza said she has that through an L.A. County program that funds parents with kids in Head Start to take classes at local universities, like UCLA, and then become teachers in early education. |
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https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/los-angeles-county-early-childhood-teachers-parents-head-start |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Exclusive: Microschools fill niche for students with disabilities, survey shows |
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When Steve and Jenny Balbaugh’s daughter turned 5, they were hesitant to enroll her in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, schools. Ali was born with a rare brain defect that affects her learning and had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Families like the Balbaughs, who have children with autism, ADHD and dyslexia, are seeking out small programs like Streams of Hope — part of a growing education sector known as microschools. Almost two-thirds of operators say their programs draw students considered neurodivergent, according to the latest snapshot of the movement from the National Microschooling Center, an advocacy organization. The survey of 400 microschool founders in 41 states also shows that children with other disabilities represent one of the next largest populations served, with 53% of school operators reporting that these students are enrolled in their schools. |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/exclusive-microschools-fill-niche-for-students-with-disabilities-survey-shows/ |
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San Bernardino City Unified School District looks to make teacher hiring spree |
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While thousands of teachers face the looming threat of layoffs across California, one Inland Empire school district is looking to make an employment trend in the opposite direction. San Bernardino City Unified School District recently held a teacher recruitment fair, where they hired 40 teachers on the spot. They're hopeful to keep things moving in the same direction, filling classrooms with educators that apply passion to the rewarding profession. "We're hiring for special education teachers, math teachers, chemistry teachers, fine arts," said Mauricio Arellano, the district's superintendent. |
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https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/san-bernardino-city-unified-school-district-looks-to-make-teacher-hiring-spree/ |
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