OCDE Education in the News

Thursday, August 24, 2017

OCDE NEWSROOM

Placentia-Yorba Linda district asking for input on map for voting districts for school board

Boundaries for dividing the communities of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District into voting areas are being considered. The school board has committed to changing in 2018 the way its members are elected to a system using geographic districts, verses the current “at-large” process of having all voters select from all the candidates.

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/23/placentia-yorba-linda-district-asking-for-input-on-map-for-voting-districts-for-school-board/

First-day jitters, excitement at Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra

As kindergarten students walked onto campus Monday morning, some clung a bit more tightly to their parents. Others were ready to break away for the first day of school. Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra was one of nine schools in the La Habra City School District to begin the school year on Monday, Aug. 21. The school, which has about 385 students in kindergarten through second grade, also has two transitional kindergarten classes this year.

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/23/first-day-jitters-excitement-at-las-lomas-elementary-school-in-la-habra/

Villa Park Elementary School declared rat-free after summer sweep

Just in time for the start of the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Villa Park Elementary School received a clearance letter declaring an end to a rat infestation in which a dozen people were bitten by mites. The all-clear came from the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Tuesday morning, just one day before students returned for classes.

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/23/villa-park-elementary-school-declared-rat-free-after-summer-sweep/

Orange County teacher builds $50 million a year business with learning materials

Rachelle Cracchiolo started as a teacher and in the 70’s and realized instructors didn’t have much variety in teaching materials. She started the business in her garage while raising two babies by herself and teaching. It has grown into a $50 million a year plus international business.

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/23/orange-county-teacher-builds-50-million-a-year-business-with-learning-materials/

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

Some LAUSD high schools are going vegan, but some students say more needs to be done

For some Los Angeles public school students, vegan fare is on the way, as the district tests a new menu at a spattering of campuses across the L.A. Unified School District. But the leader of a student group that advocates for more healthful food options says the effort to go vegan isn’t going far enough.

http://www.dailynews.com/social-affairs/20170822/some-lausd-high-schools-are-going-vegan-but-some-students-say-more-needs-to-be-done

From lice to mental health, here’s what LAUSD parents need to know as school year begins

Nowadays, there are a host of concerns for parents on how to keep their kids safe. Dr. Kimberly Uyeda, a pediatrician and director of student medical services for the Los Angeles Unified School District, has some advice for parents and students for a safe school year. And chief among her recommendations: teach students to wash their hands.

http://www.dailynews.com/health/20170823/from-lice-to-mental-health-heres-what-lausd-parents-need-to-know-as-school-year-begins

EDSOURCE

National group sharply criticizes state's plan for Every Student Succeeds Act

A national education nonprofit that is evaluating states’ plans for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act praised California’s vision for a high-quality education for all students but mostly panned how it proposes to implement its goals in a report it issued Tuesday.

https://edsource.org/2017/national-group-sharply-criticizes-states-plan-for-every-student-succeeds-act/586312

UC faculty mentors will help the growing ranks of first-generation students

The growing number of University of California students who are in the first generation of their families to attend a university will be able this fall to easily find role models and mentors close at hand: UC faculty who have the same background.

https://edsource.org/2017/uc-faculty-mentors-will-help-the-growing-ranks-of-first-generation-students/586243

KPCC

What You Should Know About The New Summer SAT

Tomorrow night, Fabrice Charles is planning to go to bed early, so he can get a good night's sleep. He's got a big day on Saturday, when he'll join hundreds of thousands of other students taking the new summer SAT. For the first time since the 1970s, the College Board is offering an August SAT testing date and the rising high school senior in Boston says he's ready.

https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/08/24/74969/what-you-should-know-about-the-new-summer-sat/

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