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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Santa Ana Unified has served more than 1 million student meals since closures |
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The Santa Ana Unified School District reached a milestone this week by serving its one millionth grab-and-go meal since closing campuses to students. After hitting the seven-digit mark Wednesday at Romero-Cruz Academy, district officials staged a brief celebration with balloons and banners to honor the hardworking staff members who make sure children have access to nutritious daily meals.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/santa-ana-unified-hits-student-meal-milestone/ |
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Facing billions in cuts, governor says education will be a priority |
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Just months after projecting a surplus of $5.6 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom walked through his plans to close a $54 billion shortfall on Thursday, as he presented California’s first budget proposal of the COVID-19 era.
The national economic upheaval brought on by this year’s coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a precipitous drop in state revenue, and public education constitutes the lion’s share of spending in California. Under Proposition 98 formulas, the guaranteed funding level for public schools and community colleges has declined by 23 percent, falling about $19 billion short of what was anticipated back in January. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/facing-billions-in-cuts-governor-says-education-will-be-a-priority/ |
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National History Day has gone virtual, and OC students continue to shine |
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After impressing judges at the state level, 11 history projects created by students from the Irvine Unified School District and an exhibit created by a pair of Capistrano Unified middle schoolers will advance to this year’s National History Day showdown. In all, 20 Orange County students will have their projects judged in the final showcase, including seven from Sierra Vista Middle School, which has become a perennial NHD powerhouse. Sierra Vista is sending four entries to the national competition, which is set to take place virtually June 14-18.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/national-history-day-has-gone-virtual-and-oc-students-continue-to-shine/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Coronavirus: Irvine Valley College joins O.C. schools to hold fall classes online |
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Irvine Valley College is the latest community college in Orange County to announce its intention to teach students remotely in the fall. North Orange County Community College District Chancellor Cheryl Marshall wrote to her colleagues that distance education will continue for the summer and fall semesters. The chancellor, vice-chancellor or the campus CEO will have to approve any course that needs to be taught on campus, she said. Marshall’s district includes Cypress College, Fullerton College and the North Orange Continuing Education School.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/14/coronavirus-irvine-valley-college-joins-o-c-schools-to-hold-fall-classes-online/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Gov. Newsom's revised budget would partially offset huge drop in revenue for K-12 schools, community colleges |
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With state revenues plummeting from a COVID-19-precipitated economic recession, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a revised California budget proposal Thursday that would lessen the impact of a potential two-year drop of $19 billion in state funding for schools and community colleges. Newsom listed public education first among four budget areas that he said he was prioritizing in the proposed state budget, along with public health, safety and help for people hit hardest by the coronavirus. |
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https://edsource.org/2020/gov-newsoms-revised-budget-would-partially-offset-huge-drop-in-revenue-for-k-12-schools-community-colleges/631641 |
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KPCC
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Newsom's Proposed School Budget Cuts Could've Been Worse, But They're Still In 'Great Recession' Territory |
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In 2009, as the Great Recession decimated California's state budget, Scott Petri became one of the 40,000 public school teachers to lose their jobs. The experience cost Petri dearly. He kept teaching — but as a substitute, for much lower pay. He lost his house to foreclosure. It took four years for Petri to find a permanent teaching job again. "We felt like we'd finally built back up to where we were before," said Petri, now a social studies teacher at Los Angeles Unified's John F. Kennedy High School. "Now, is it going to collapse again?” |
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https://laist.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus_california_schools_budget_deficit.php |
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KPBS
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With Grim Projections In Revised State Budget, Local School Officials Call For Federal Help |
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San Diego Unified School District is putting together a plan for reopening its schools this fall that includes putting a nurse on every campus and cutting class sizes in half to ensure social distancing. But the plan won’t leave the drawing board unless the federal government steps in. That’s because Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday announced his revised budget, which cuts $19 billion from the state’s education budget over the next two years. San Diego Unified, the state’s second-largest school district, stands to endure tens of millions in cuts under the governor’s proposal. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/may/15/grim-projections-revised-state-budget-school-offic/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Reopening California: Palo Alto students could go to school twice a week next year if new model is approved |
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Palo Alto Unified School District has a blueprint of what could end up happening in their system. "We're looking at 12-15 students in a classroom right now," says Superintendent Don Austin. He says the district is looking at the possibility next year of having middle and high school students come to school two days a week and work from home the other three days.
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https://abc7news.com/california-schools-reopening-in-fall-when-are/6181095/ |
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