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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Esperanza High in Anaheim is vandalized, pool and aquatics equipment damaged |
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The aquatics department at Esperanza High School in Anaheim raises funds at a fireworks stand every year. This year, those funds will be needed more than ever, after the school’s swimming pool and equipment were destroyed, vandalized and stolen on Sunday or Monday. Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, swim and water polo coach Galen Diaz arrived early for a kids’ summer aquatic camp, when he made the discovery. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/27/esperanza-high-in-anaheim-is-vandalized-pool-and-aquatics-equipment-damaged/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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How the budget Jerry Brown just signed affects schools, marijuana and child care |
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California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a $183 billion state budget the veteran Democrat touted as an example of the state’s fiscal prudence amid “uncertain times.”
“California is taking decisive action by enacting a balanced state budget,” Brown said in a written statement. “This budget provides money to repair our roads and bridges, pay down debt, invest in schools, fund the earned income tax credit and provide Medi-Cal health care for millions of Californians.” |
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http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article158475329.html#storylink=cpy |
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USA TODAY
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Black girls are seen as 'less innocent' than white girls, study finds |
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Adults perceive black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than white ones, a new study found. The Georgetown Law report, Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, expands on a 2014 study on adult perceptions of black boys. But the new study differs in how it examines adults' views of black girls and innocence.
The adultification of black girls manifests in real-world situations, the study found, such as discipline in school and elsewhere.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/27/black-girls-seen-less-innocent-than-white-girls-new-study-found/431341001/ |
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EDSOURCE
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From Kabul to Mountain View: World's top girl coders headed to California this summer |
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Sixty of the world’s most creative and visionary software designers will descend on the Bay Area this summer, and they all have two things in common: they’re all female and under age 19.The girls — finalists in an annual global software design competition that this year drew thousands of participants from almost 100 countries — will gather at the Google campus in Mountain View Aug. 7-11 to showcase their mobile software applications in hopes of winning a $15,000 grand prize. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/from-kabul-to-mountain-view-worlds-top-girl-coders-headed-to-california-this-summer/583482 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Training library staff for today and tomorrow |
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A handful of school districts spread across the country will pilot a new micro-credentialing program next year aimed at upgrading librarian teaching skills to reflect today’s digital education demands. The credential, developed by the D.C.-based national policy and student advocacy organization, Future Ready Schools, will focus on helping librarians already placed in schools better connect students to the online resources they need, and ensure students are using resources in a way that will help them excel academically. |
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/human-resources/training-library-staff-for-today-and-tomorrow |
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