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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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14-year-old aims to clean 5 beaches in 5 weeks; he’s no stranger to helping the environment |
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Ryan Hickman developed a passion for recycling before he was in elementary school; now a ninth-grader at San Juan Hills High, he’s educated thousands of his peers around the globe on why they should care about keeping plastics and other debris out of the ocean. “The trash ends up in the ocean, and animals are eating it,” the 14-year-old said. “Picking up a piece of trash may save a turtle’s life.” And, he’s picked up more than a piece. Since 2012, he estimates that he and others who helped him have collected some 2 million bottles and cans from beaches, lakes and rivers. On Saturday, April 20, Hickman, with a bunch of volunteers who follow him and Project 3R, the nonprofit he created, will start a five-week campaign to remove trash from five beaches along the Southern California coast and from some in Mexico. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2024/04/19/14-year-old-aims-to-clean-5-beaches-in-5-weeks-hes-no-stranger-to-helping-the-environment/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Murrieta board defies state, will keep policy to tell parents about LGBTQ+ transitioning |
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The Murrieta Valley Board of Education has defied a state order — and countermanded its own staff — by holding on to a policy that requires parents to be notified when students change their gender identity at school. By a 3-2 margin, the board voted on Thursday night to keep its parent-notification policy, which requires administrators, teachers and counselors to notify parents or guardians in writing within three days after any district employee has learned that a student is requesting to be “identified or treated as a gender other than the student’s biological sex or gender listed on the student’s birth certificate or any other official records.” |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-19/murrieta-schools-defy-state-order-ending-parent-notice-about-social-transitioning |
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DAILY PILOT |
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Carolee Ogata to serve as next superintendent of Huntington Beach Union High School District |
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Huntington Beach Union High School District expects to have Carolee Ogata become its next superintendent, district officials announced Wednesday. The district found itself in need of a succession plan after Supt. Clint Harwick made known his plans to retire at the end of the academic year, in August. Harwick held the top job in the district for seven years. The announcement of his retirement came in March. A statement regarding the selection said Ogata’s appointment will likely happen at the May 14 school board meeting, pending contract negotiations. She would begin serving in her new post on Sept. 1. |
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https://bit.ly/44e6K31 |
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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Takes First Step Toward Affordable Housing on its Land |
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When San Diego pitched its latest bond measure it specifically allocated funds to build housing on unused district lands. Exactly what a district-built project could look like still isn’t clear, but the concept of housing on district-owned land wasn’t entirely new.
The district already had one housing project on the books, a 264-unit complex in Scripps Ranch. But that complex was built by a private developer who leased the land via a joint occupancy agreement, a strategy the district touts as allowing it to keep the land while generating revenue.
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https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/17/the-learning-curve-san-diego-unified-takes-first-step-toward-affordable-housing-on-its-land/ |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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No D’s and F’s? No extra credit? Will Bay Area schools’ switch to equity grading help or harm students? |
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Hrihaan Bhutani is already thinking about college. The Dublin High freshman is taking four Advanced Placement classes next year and has crammed his schedule with extracurricular activities to better his chances of getting into an Ivy League school.
But a change at the high school designed to get students less focused on grades has done the opposite. Suddenly, in some classes, A’s are almost unachievable, unless you score 100%. And F’s don’t exist. For high-achieving students like Bhutani, the pressure to be perfect is even more of a burden.
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/19/no-ds-and-fs-no-extra-credit-will-bay-area-schools-switch-to-equity-grading-help-or-harm-students/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California moves a step closer to eliminating one of the state’s last teacher assessments |
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Legislation that would remove one of the last tests teachers are required to take to earn a credential in California passed the Senate Education Committee unanimously Wednesday with little opposition. Senate Bill 1263, sponsored by the California Teachers Association, will now move to the Senate Appropriations Committee. If ultimately approved by the Legislature, it will do away with the California Teaching Performance Assessment, known as the CalTPA. The assessment requires that teachers demonstrate their competence via video clips of instruction and written reflections on their practice. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/california-moves-a-step-closer-to-eliminating-one-of-the-states-last-teacher-assessments/710227 |
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KQED
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Amid FAFSA Mistakes and Delays, Universities Struggle to Help Students |
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Unprecedented difficulties in students applying for federal financial aid have wreaked havoc among financial aid and admissions officers across California’s colleges and universities, who are facing longer hours and more stress, sometimes while short on staff. Since its initial delay last year from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, the U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form has been challenging and frustrating for students, their families and the college campuses they seek to attend. For many students, financial aid plays a significant role in deciding where and if they will go to college. |
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11983257/amid-fafsa-mistakes-and-delays-universities-struggle-to-help-students |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California lawmakers reject bill to let parents sue schools that don’t ban ‘harmful’ books |
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California lawmakers recently voted down a bill requiring school boards to ban books with “harmful material” from libraries and classrooms, legislation that would have given parents the ability to sue those that did not comply. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday did not advance Senate Bill 1435 from Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa. Bill opponents called it an “overreach in what the law is” and a “form of censorship.” |
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-lawmakers-reject-bill-let-203519472.html |
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Board of Education approves two more sites for teacher housing |
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The San Francisco Unified School District inched closer to its goal to build 550 affordable housing units for its employees before 2030 with a school board vote Tuesday. The school district identified two properties — 1620 7th Ave., an undeveloped plot leased as an annual Christmas tree lot and pumpkin patch, and 95 Gough St., currently used as administrative offices — as potential sites for teacher housing.
On Tuesday, members of the San Francisco Board of Education voted to submit a waiver request to the California State Board of Education to skip the competitive bidding process and instead request proposals, allowing for more flexibility in working with developers.
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https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/san-francisco-pegs-two-more-sites-for-sfusd-teacher-housing/article_8b40fc76-fdc3-11ee-8fcc-fb2e6c79859d.htm |
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