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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Video: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy helps young adults ‘move forward’ |
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“Move Foward.” That’s the slogan recently adopted by OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy, which was founded nearly three years with a critical mission — to give young adults a path to a high school diploma, along with career planning and workforce preparation. Offering a blend of online courses, independent study and small-group instruction, the free public charter school features a customizable program to support students aged 18 to 25, including those who have jobs and children at home. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/video-ocdes-college-and-career-preparatory-academy-opens-doors-for-young-adults-seeking-diplomas/ |
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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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ACLU lawsuit says Riverside County student intervention program is unconstitutional |
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An intervention program for at-risk youths used in 17 Riverside County school districts allegedly violates the constitutional rights of its participants and imposes conditions that “set them up to fail,” the American Civil Liberties Union claimed in a federal lawsuit. The action filed Sunday in Riverside federal court targets the county’s Youth Accountability Team (YAT) intervention program, and names Riverside County, Probation Chief Mark Hake and Probation Chief Deputy Bryce Hulstrum as defendants. The Probation Department operates the program. |
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https://www.pe.com/2018/07/02/aclu-lawsuit-says-riverside-county-student-intervention-program-is-unconstitutional/ |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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Mentor who missed his graduation honored by walking during San Bernardino school’s ceremony |
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Months before Marcus Woods was supposed to graduate from high school, the then 17-year-old was arrested and convicted of carjacking. He spent the next 17 years behind bars and missed his chance to receive his diploma and walk with his class. While in state prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit, he received his GED and laid down the groundwork for a program, Uniteee Youth Violence Precention, to help young people stay away from gangs and jail. |
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https://www.sbsun.com/2018/06/29/mentor-who-missed-his-graduation-honored-by-walking-during-san-bernardino-schools-ceremony/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Schools collect a massive amount of student data. But advocates want to see more |
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The Fresno Unified School District now takes over 1 million attendance records every week — all clicked in by teachers on an online platform — and merges them with other data on behavior and grades to predict in real-time which students might be having trouble. Data advocates would like to know even more. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article213018729.html |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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English learners excel after becoming proficient |
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Schools may be serving English learners better that previously thought, according to new research which shows dramatic gains in reading and math among children in grades four through eight. Researchers from New York University and Oregon State examined the outcomes of current English learners as well as those who have been reclassified as proficient in the language. They then compared those outcomes to those of their non-English learner peers. |
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https://k-12daily.org/curriculum-instruction/english-learners-excel-after-becoming-proficient |
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NPR
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Teaching Parents Of Kids With Disabilities To Fight Back |
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At a graduation ceremony in a hotel ballroom outside Minneapolis, 28 men and women got their certificates — for learning how to raise a bit of hell. Most graduates of the Partners in Policymaking class are the mothers of young children with developmental disabilities. They've been meeting at this hotel one weekend a month for eight months.
They learned how to fight for their child in school, and how to push for health care their child needs. But also, how to read a state budget, how to talk to a state lawmaker and how to testify before the school board or city council.
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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/620337603/teaching-parents-of-kids-with-disabilities-to-fight-back |
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