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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: Fliers in multiple languages provide guidance for getting tested at no cost |
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OCDE continues to track the latest developments related to the COVID-19 respiratory illness while working closely with partner agencies including the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Power of ‘parentese’: Speaking it can make your child a faster learner |
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Talk. Read. Sing. You’ve most likely seen the commercials from First 5 California encouraging parents to engage with their babies on a daily basis. Studies have shown that regular language interaction and engagement with loving adults in the earliest days of a child’s life help with brain development. “Since its inception, Talk. Read. Sing. has become one of the most successful public health awareness efforts in the nation,” said Erin Gabel, First 5 California’s deputy director.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/20/power-of-parentese-speaking-it-can-make-your-child-a-faster-learner/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California schools can't reopen safely without more federal dollars, state schools chief says |
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California schools will not be able to reopen safely next school year unless they receive additional federal dollars, said California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Wednesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May budget revision would reduce funding to school districts by about $7 billion. The proposal includes a cut of $6.5 billion that is allocated through the Local Control Funding Formula, which directs additional funding to high-needs students — low-income, foster, and homeless students and English learners.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-school-cant-reopen-safely-without-more-federal-dollars-state-schools-chief-says/632071 |
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KPBS
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Sweetwater School District Librarians’ Jobs Are On The Line When Students Need Them Most |
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A month after the Sweetwater Union High School District voted to eliminate all of its librarians, the pandemic arrived, pushing them into the front lines of the transition to distance learning. The school district’s board of trustees voted in February to lay off more than 200 employees, which included all 23 of its librarians. Since then, librarians have been working overtime to distribute laptops, help teachers find course materials and assist students with technical issues. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/may/20/sweetwater-school-district-librarians-jobs-are-lin/ |
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CALmatters
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Big cuts could hit little Californians: $1 billion in preschool and child care dollars at risk |
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Even the littlest Californians have not been spared in the governor’s big proposal to cut a budget decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plans to expand free preschool for low-income children and increase state support for child care now are on the chopping block. He also has proposed cuts to existing, early childhood funding that advocates worry could force child care providers to reduce the number of kids they serve, or even close their businesses.
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https://calmatters.org/children-and-youth/2020/05/budget-cuts-california-preschool-child-care-children-kids/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California educators: Expect ‘hybrid’ classrooms in the fall |
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The California schools superintendent said Wednesday he expects school for the state’s 6 million students to resume as usual in late August or September but with classes that look radically different to maintain social distancing standards.
Superintendent Tony Thurmond said he expects a mix of in-person and distance learning with fewer children in classes, hallways and other common areas as campuses try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Students will likely wear masks, as will teachers and staff.
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https://apnews.com/841e26460ff390c0a9293a35243ab623 |
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