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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Angels Baseball Foundation honors AVID standout students |
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Thanks to the commitment and continued support of the Angels Foundation and Orange County Advancement Via Individual Determination, 65 AVID “standout” students were awarded brand new laptops during a special drive-through, pick-up event organized by the OCDE Advanced Learning team.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/angels-baseball-foundation-honors-avid-standout-students/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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As school starts, anxiety and excitement build for Online 2.0 |
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Every new school year – for students, teachers and parents alike – starts with a mix of hope and nerves. But there’s never been anything like the anxiety coming with the start of the 2020-21 school year. Nobody wants a repeat of spring. But new rules, and time, mean teachers, students and administrators are mixed about how this academic year will play out.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/09/as-school-starts-anxiety-and-excitement-build-for-online-2-0/ |
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Questions, answers about upcoming school year, distance learning |
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Online education is the norm in Southern California. So is confusion. Public education is kicking back into gear this month, but for most students in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties the phrase “back to school” will be a euphemism. Throughout the region, distance learning and closed classrooms will be the norms until health conditions improve. With that in mind, here’s a brief guide to some of the questions parents and students might have about the upcoming school year.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/09/questions-answers-about-the-upcoming-school-year-and-distance-learning/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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OC Elementary Reopenings in Limbo Following State Coronavirus Data Flap |
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Orange County elementary school classroom reopenings are in limbo after the state Department of Public Health put a hold on any reopening waiver applications because of coronavirus data reporting problems. Earlier this week, a wave of OC elementary schools applied for waivers that would allow them to reopen classrooms. The waiver process became available Monday, after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s July order requiring schools to do online learning if their respective counties are on the state watchlist, like OC, for virus case and hospitalization trends.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/08/oc-elementary-reopenings-in-limbo-following-state-coronavirus-data-flap/ |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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Parents sue Gov. Newsom, other state officials demanding in-person instruction |
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More than a dozen Southern California parents, from the Inland Empire to the Los Angeles County coast, have joined forces in a lawsuit against several California officials — arguing that barring in-person classes this fall will hurt students, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A telephone hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled for Aug. 17. Schools, meanwhile, will begin opening this month while the suit is argued.
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2020/08/07/parents-sue-gov-newsom-other-state-officials-demanding-in-person-instruction/ |
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BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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Virtual format raises concerns for first-year teachers |
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Starting a new job anywhere is a stressful and daunting task, but first-year teachers might take the cake while launching their careers in an unfamiliar distance learning format this fall. Now with the school year days or weeks away for various districts, new teachers, trained for in-person instruction, are trying to wrap their heads around how to launch careers in a way they never envisioned before. The primary struggles most of them share are how they'll build relationships with students and how to effectively teach online.
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https://www.bakersfield.com/news/virtual-format-raises-concerns-for-first-year-teachers/article_64a5ac32-d8e8-11ea-8d0c-1f5eb73fa371.html |
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KPCC
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Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children |
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While most children who catch the coronavirus have either no symptoms or mild ones, they are still at risk of developing "severe" symptoms requiring admission to an intensive care unit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report released Friday. Hispanic and Black children in particular were much more likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19, with Hispanic children about eight times as likely as white children to be hospitalized, while Black children were five times as likely.
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https://scpr.org/news/2020/08/08/93958/children-can-get-severe-covid-19-cdc-says-especial/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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What resources are available for special ed students in the middle of the pandemic? |
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What responsibilities do school districts have to meet the needs of students with disabilities in light of distance learning and COVID-19 safety rules? What additional resources are available? California requires that school districts continue to provide special education services to students with disabilities as required by federal law.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/resources-available-special-ed-students-231637549.html |
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Here’s what K-12 schools may look like when it’s safe for kids to return |
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Figuring out how to safely reopen schools for K-12 students is a highly complicated undertaking as the safety for children, teachers and staff is paramount. The challenge for schools is mindboggling. How do educators ensure that squirming, fidgeting kindergartners and restless high school students follow strict rules that will fundamentally reshape their school day?
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https://news.yahoo.com/heres-k-12-schools-may-222938745.html |
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California teachers union warns that reopening campuses now would be 'reckless' |
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As Gov. Gavin Newsom released details for California elementary schools seeking to return with in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic, one of the state's two powerful teachers unions warned that reopening campuses would be "reckless."
It was not immediately clear how many public and private schools might apply for waivers to reopen elementary schools, but the idea of using classrooms in counties with increasing case numbers is misguided, said Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120,000 education employees.
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https://abc7news.com/school-waivers-california-schools-reopen-reopening/6363051/ |
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