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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Educators look to bring human-centered design thinking into the classroom |
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In a vast workshop stocked virtually every tool and raw material imaginable, a team of educators from El Modena High in Orange huddled around scraps of metal, discussing how to make bottle openers.
Not far away, Milissa Roberts, a counselor from North Hollywood High, stood at a woodworking station, fashioning a hall pass to be emblazoned with her team’s spirit animal — a griffin.
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/educators-bring-human-centered-design-thinking-into-the-classroom/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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With one final signature, Gov. Jerry Brown closes the chapter on his quest to reshape California's budget |
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From the first time decades ago he was lampooned as a quirky upstart until now, the final stretch of his unprecedented fourth term as California’s governor, Jerry Brown has reveled in his reputation as a cheapskate. “Nobody is tougher with a buck than I am,” he boasted during the 2010 campaign that sent him back to Sacramento. |
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-jerry-brown-budget-legacy-20180701-story.html |
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DAILY PILOT |
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Report details Newport-Mesa’s steps to ramp up school safety |
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After months of collaboration with local law enforcement, community members and educators, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s deputy superintendent presented the school board this week with a comprehensive report on the district’s efforts to step up safety measures across its 32 campuses and other work sites. |
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-newport-mesa-safety-20180628-story.html |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Now they have a choice. Will California teachers and cops stay in their unions? |
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The decision the union knew would come arrived last week in Janus vs. AFSCME, in which the Supreme Court ruled that labor organizations are inherently political and workers cannot be compelled to support them financially. Now, California public workers have a choice for the first time in decades about whether they want some of their wages to support the unions that bargain for their contracts and provide legal services when they or their colleagues get in trouble. |
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article214022469.html |
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Court case will cost California unions big money immediately. Then the real fight begins. |
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California public employee unions will feel an almost immediate financial hit from Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision barring them from collecting so-called fair share fees, depriving them of dues from tens — if not hundreds — of thousands of workers.
Later, they’ll face a drawn-out battle with well-funded anti-labor organizations that plan to pick off their dues-paying members with campaigns encouraging workers to save money by quitting their unions.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article213953319.html |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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School districts affirm: Undocumented students safe on campus |
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As the Trump administration doubles down on illegal immigration, school districts throughout California are adopting state-mandated policies that affirm a student’s right to a free public education regardless of their immigration status. The policies are required under a new state law that adds immigration status to a list of protected categories, prohibits routine immigration enforcement at schools, and outlines steps schools should take if immigration officers ask for access to students. |
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-no-immigrant-students-20180625-story.html |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Supreme Court’s labor ruling could change political dynamic in California |
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California Democrats have good reason to be worried over the U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring public employee unions from extracting dues from workers who don’t want to be in the union to help pay for collective bargaining. If union membership shrinks, it could seriously change the election dynamic in the heavily blue state. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Supreme-Court-s-labor-ruling-could-change-13038691.php |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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CA’s LEAs enjoying fiscal health in the pink |
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The fiscal health of California school districts has improved significantly from this time last year when pension uncertainty forced 41 local educational agencies to officially warn they might be in trouble. Thanks to a still booming economy and a fully funded share of state revenues provided in next year’s budget, just 25 LEAs submitted a “qualified” fiscal report to the state—which is a formal recognition that the district might not be able to cover all financial obligations out three years. |
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https://k-12daily.org/budget-finance/cas-leas-enjoying-fiscal-health-in-the-pink |
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