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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Cerro Villa Middle School club builds a replica of the Wright brothers glider |
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Some enterprising students from Cerro Villa Middle School have certainly earned their wings. Under the direction of STEM teacher Dan Baker, members of the Cerro Villa Makers Club have constructed a full-scale replica of the 1902 glider that was built and tested by the Wright brothers of Dayton, Ohio as they pursued powered flight.
The student-made version, 32 feet from wing tip to wing tip, now rests on pedestals in the campus auditorium.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/cerro-villa-middle-school-club-builds-a-replica-of-the-wright-brothers-glider/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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OC Continues to See Improvement in Virus Trends; School Openings in Waiting Pattern |
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Orange County is continuing to see hospitalizations and other coronavirus trends improve, which local health officials attribute partly to more people wearing face coverings, as school reopenings remain in a holding pattern for the time being. The latest data showed 414 coronavirus patients in Orange County hospitals, amid weeks of declining from a peak of 722 patients in mid July. Meanwhile, over 50 elementary schools have applied for waivers to re-open, though the process is currently on hold by the state on the heels of a major backlog in report test results. |
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/08/oc-continues-to-see-improvement-in-virus-trends-school-openings-in-waiting-pattern/ |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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EDSOURCE
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Gov. Newsom signs bill making ethnic studies course a requirement at California State University |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom sided with the state legislature on Monday by signing a bill that requires California State University students who enter as freshmen in 2021-22 to take an ethnic studies course focused on one of four ethnic groups in order to graduate.
Assembly Bill 1460 requires all students enrolled on all 23 CSU campuses to take a 3-unit class in Native American studies, African American studies, Asian American studies or Latina and Latino studies.
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https://edsource.org/2020/gov-newsom-signs-assembly-bill-1460-requiring-ethnic-studies-at-csu/638506 |
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MODESTO BEE
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How does Turlock’s distance learning camp work? Here’s an inside look |
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As a hospital nurse and a firefighter, Kristina Moore and her husband cannot stay at home to guide their 7-year-old daughter through a virtual school day.
So, while Dennis Earl Elementary and the rest of Turlock Unified School District remain closed, Moore’s daughter attends a distance learning camp where city staff supervise 50 students in kindergarten through sixth grade through a schedule of remote class time, activities and food breaks.
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article244951582.html#storylink=cpy |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Coalition demands action to combat racism in Laguna Beach schools |
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Inspired by nationwide Black Lives Matter protests against racialized violence by police and others, a coalition of more than 170 current and former Laguna Beach Unified School District students, parents and faculty have drafted an open letter to the LBUSD School Board demanding the District take more active steps to combat racism and encourage anti-racist behavior in Laguna Beach schools.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/coalition-demands-action-to-combat-racism-in-laguna-beach-schools/ |
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CALmatters
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Five key takeaways for the 2020-21 school year in California |
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As more than 6 million California students head back to school this fall, this year isn’t about fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils and new backpacks. Students, parents and educators are navigating a new world of virtual learning, with the vast majority of California schools remaining online. CalMatters K-12 education reporter Ricardo Cano moderated a PolicyMatters discussion on August 13 that addressed how the struggles of moving to virtual learning have altered California’s education landscape. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/2020/08/five-key-takeaways-for-the-2020-21-school-year-in-california/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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A California superintendent has a plan to bring students back to the classroom -- but not their teachers |
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Most schools in California will not be reopening for in-person education this month -- but one superintendent in the Los Angeles area has come up with a plan to welcome some students back to class. And it doesn't involve their teachers. On August 19, when Glendale Unified School District kicks off the academic year, 20 of the district's elementary schools will open some empty classrooms for remote learning. But instead of the traditional 24 students per classroom, there will be no more than 12. School officials are calling the group a "technology pod," which will be supervised by a single substitute teacher or district staffer.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/us/glendale-california-superintendent-distance-learning-in-classroom/index.html |
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