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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Dozens of OC schools to offer free meals for every student this school year |
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All students at 67 schools in two Orange County school districts are eligible to receive a free school breakfast and lunch daily regardless of whether the children qualify for the federal free-or-reduced-price meal program. All 57 schools in Santa Ana Unified and all 9 campuses in Magnolia School District will participate this year in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision, a free meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/dozens-of-oc-schools-to-offer-free-meals-for-every-student-this-school-year/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Art gains 'Momentum' at Laguna Beach High School with new mural |
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Laguna Beach High School has a new landmark in the form of a 60-by-30-foot mural, thanks to the efforts of local artist and Laguna College of Art + Design faculty member Timothy Robert Smith. The mural, titled “Momentum,” was one of two unveiled in the past week by Smith and a team of students recruited from his spring semester mural course. |
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-school-mural-20180824-story.html |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Oakland schools reconsider sports cuts after gender equality concerns |
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Oakland school officials said Saturday they were “re-examining” the decision to eliminate 10 sports at city high schools after it was determined that the cuts hit girls harder than boys and likely leave the district in violation of federal law. The decision to cut the teams — coming two weeks into the school year — appears to violate Title IX, a civil rights statute requiring schools to provide boys and girls an equal opportunity to participate in athletics. |
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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-schools-may-reconsider-sports-cuts-after-13182728.php |
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USA TODAY
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Female, minority students took AP computer science in record numbers |
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Female, black and Latino students took Advanced Placement computer science courses in record numbers, and rural student participation surged this year, as the College Board attracted more students to an introductory course designed to expand who has access to sought-after tech skills. This year, 135,992 students took advanced placement (AP) computer science exams, a 31 percent increase from last year, according to data from the College Board, the organization that administers standardized tests that help determine college entrances as well as AP courses. |
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/08/27/female-minority-students-took-ap-computer-science-record-numbers/1079699002/ |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Brown’s signature may end for-profit charters in CA |
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For-profit charter schools could become a thing of the past in California under a bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval. AB 406–which cleared both houses earlier this week–would prohibit for-profit corporations from managing and operating charter schools, after a highly publicized case in 2016 demonstrated how one of the largest for-profit school management companies in the country was taking millions in public state funding while their students faced poor academic outcomes. |
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https://k-12daily.org/politics-education/browns-signature-may-end-for-profit-charters-in-ca |
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Schools struggle to get the lead out of drinking water |
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With students returning to the classroom this month, facility managers all over the country are scrambling to ensure drinking water systems are safe and to address any contamination. In California, for instance, two-thirds of the state’s 1,026 school districts have not taken advantage of a free testing program funded by the Legislature, according to a report earlier this month by the San Francisco Chronicle. |
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https://k-12daily.org/facilities/schools-struggle-to-get-the-lead-out-of-drinking-water |
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CALmatters
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Candidates for state schools’ chief spar over giving teachers in tough classrooms extra pay |
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In their contest to become the next state schools’ chief, candidates Tony Thurmond and Marshall Tuck clashed today over charter schools, the achievement gap and the state’s system on funding public schools. But their debate in Sacramento grew especially heated over whether to pay teachers more in low-income districts. |
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https://calmatters.org/articles/blog/california-teachers-pay-state-candidates-clash/ |
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