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OCDE NEWSROOM
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How to help children cope with tragic events |
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Whenever there’s a national trauma, whether it’s a hurricane or an act of terrorism, it’s important to remember that kids may be experiencing increased levels of stress or anxiety. Even if they’re not personally affected, exposure to tragic events through the media or overheard conversations can affect a child’s emotional well-being. In light of recent events, we’re re-sharing this list of things to keep in mind when helping children cope with tragedy.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/five-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-helping-kids-cope-with-crisis/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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No ‘Fs’ for Orange County students’ final report cards |
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While the grading process is playing out in different ways in different districts, including variations between elementary and secondary schools, there are a couple commonalities: First, at most — if not all — of the county’s 27 districts, it’s impossible to get an “F” on your final report card. Second, all districts have the same goal — to not punish students, grade-wise, during an already difficult time.
“We want to hold kids harmless. This wasn’t their choice,” said Al Mijares, superintendent of the Orange County Department of Education. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/29/no-fs-for-orange-county-students-final-report-cards/ |
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Despite student protest, Newport-Mesa district sticks with virtual graduation plans |
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Seniors in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa who want an in-person graduation may be getting a hard life lesson: sometimes you just can’t change people’s minds. Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials called a virtual graduation their “least favorite” option, but said they went with it – hiring a big-name sports media company to produce the event for $95,000 – because they think it will protect everyone’s health and allow the widest participation.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/29/despite-student-protest-newport-mesa-district-sticks-with-virtual-graduation-plans/ |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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Schools issue warning: Coronavirus testing and tracing are needed before campuses reopen |
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Raising the possibility that campuses won’t reopen in the fall, leaders of the state’s two largest K-12 school systems on Friday demanded that public health authorities, not school districts, take the lead on setting up coronavirus testing and contact tracing of students and employees. Los Angeles Supt. Austin Beutner and San Diego Supt. Cindy Marten — whose combined districts represent 915,000 children and workers — issued a public warning: Either their school districts get more funding and assertive health department intervention or they can’t consider reopening campuses in the fall.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2020-06-01/school-leaders-demand-help-on-testing-tracing-for-campuses-to-reopen |
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Teaching in the time of coronavirus: Finding creative ways to engage students |
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Teachers are doing now what they’ve always done: pulling out all the stops to spark students’ interest and imagination. This time, though, they’ve had to do it at a distance, and immediately. Schools had been easing into the digital age before the COVID-19 crisis struck, investing in iPads and Chromebooks, and posting lessons on Google Classroom. After the pandemic hit, however, they hurtled ahead into distance learning, building virtual schools on the fly.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-05-31/remote-distance-learning-digital-education-covid-19-coronavirus |
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USA TODAY
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School lunch programs are losing millions feeding hungry kids; they could be broke by fall |
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The line of cars usually begins to form well before 11 a.m. outside Sharon Elementary school in Newburgh, Indiana, a town of less than 4,000 people along the Ohio River. Stella Antey, an 8-year-old second grader, has sat in one of those cars with her older sister, younger brother and parents every weekday for the past two months. The wait for cafeteria workers to hand them free lunches and breakfasts for the next day has often been the highlight of their mornings since schools closed in March.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/05/31/coronavirus-school-lunch-programs-going-broke-because-kids-hunger/3101507001/ |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Oakland Unified helps seniors overcome graduation challenges |
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Amid pandemic fears and distance learning challenges, school districts throughout the United States are finding ways to help as many high school seniors as they can do what they need to do to graduate this year. Oakland Unified has taken a dual approach to get students to the finish line — focusing not only on overcoming academic hurdles but also on students’ social and emotional needs. |
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/01/oakland-unified-helps-seniors-overcome-graduation-challenges/ |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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Yearbooks capture pre-coronavirus world for Southern California students |
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In March, as the coronavirus pandemic brought about distance learning and threatened such intrinsic high school traditions as prom, grad night and graduation, yearbook students at high schools from Anaheim to Yucaipa were putting the finishing touches on their respective projects. More than two months later, those campus scrapbooks are off the presses and finding their way into the hands of teens in dire need of something familiar during such unfamiliar times.
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2020/05/29/yearbooks-capture-pre-coronavirus-world-for-southern-california-students/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Teacher Survey Highlights How the Pandemic Disrupted the Lives of Students and Educators — and the Challenges Districts Face in Reopening Campuses |
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With campuses closed nationwide, remote learning has become the norm in communities across the country and the vast majority of teachers are offering instruction online. But few students regularly attend the virtual classes, according to a new survey of public school teachers. The survey, released Thursday by the nonprofit advocacy group Educators for Excellence, found that just 9 percent of teachers nationwide reported having daily student attendance above 90 percent. Perhaps more startlingly, a third of educators reported daily student participation of 50 percent or less.
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https://www.the74million.org/teacher-survey-highlights-how-the-pandemic-disrupted-the-lives-of-students-and-educators-and-the-challenges-districts-fac |
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