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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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O.C. hopes history doesn’t repeat itself as it anticipates reopening guidelines |
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Orange County is expected to receive the green light for in-person learning at all schools just before Labor Day if it continues to remain off the state’s watchlist.
The county, which reported 369 COVID-19 cases and 29 related deaths Thursday, met the state’s six safety thresholds for case counts and hospitalizations last week. Removal from the list affects only a county’s ability to reopen schools, but the state is set to release new reopening guidelines Friday for how other business sectors could reopen.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-27/o-c-hopes-history-doesnt-repeat-itself-as-it-anticipates-reopening-guidelines |
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LAUSD’s liberal student attendance policy raises eyebrows |
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Taking attendance at Los Angeles schools amid online learning is more complicated — and a lot more liberal — than students simply responding “here” when their name is called. In a policy that has raised flags among some teachers and principals, but appears to be permitted by state law, students in the nation’s second-largest school district have several relatively easy ways to be counted as present for a day of school:
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-28/pandemic-school-attendance-rules-eased |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Education During a Pandemic: Students, Teachers Navigate Virtual Learning and Shifting Conditions |
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Amy Hemphill spent the end of the first week of the new school year teaching in an empty classroom—sort of. Hemphill, an English teacher at JSerra Catholic High School, a private school in San Juan Capistrano, was conducting a virtual class with her students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A screen of their faces was displayed on a board in her classroom, which was unusually quiet. Hemphill communicated with them through a laptop computer.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/education-during-a-pandemic-students-teachers-navigate-virtual-learning-and-shifting-conditions/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Low-income parents turn to neighbors, family for help with distance learning |
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Instead of the small learning groups and private tutors some wealthy parents are arranging for their children this school year, many low-income parents are turning to family members, neighbors and friends for child care and help navigating distance learning. As part of these informal networks, parents are using text messages and online workshops to reach other parents, or even a knock on a door to wake a child up for school.
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https://edsource.org/2020/low-income-parents-turn-to-neighborhood-networks-for-help-with-distance-learning/639061 |
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MODESTO BEE
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State says schools can offer small learning pods. What Stanislaus districts are doing |
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Under guidance from the California Department of Public Health issued this week, school districts in Stanislaus County are working toward providing in-person instruction and other services to small groups of children including at-risk students, those with disabilities and other special needs, and English language learners. Schools may work with cohorts, or pods, of no more than 14 children and no more than two supervising adults in a supervised environment in which all stay together for all activities including meals and breaks and avoid contact with people outside of their group, the state says.
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article245292395.html |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Laguna Beach USD names new Thurston Middle School principal |
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The Laguna Beach Unified School District tapped a former Thurston Middle School assistant principal on Thursday to return as principal. Joseph Vidal served as Thurston’s assistant principal at Thurston from 2013 to 2015. He returns to Laguna Beach after a stint as senior director for the Cupertino Union School District. At a special meeting Thursday, the Board of Education took action to approve Vidal’s appointment after a competitive recruitment process, administrators said. His start date is yet to be determined. Vidal replaces Jennifer Salberg, who resigned in July.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/laguna-beach-usd-names-new-thurston-middle-school-principal/ |
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NPR
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How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This Tracker Keeps Count |
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Looking for a snapshot of coronavirus outbreaks in U.S. schools? The National Education Association has just launched a tracker of cases in public K-12 schools. The tracker is broken down by state and shows schools and counties with known cases and suspected cases and deaths, as well as whether those infected were students or staff. It also includes links to the local news reports so users know where the virus data comes from.
The NEA tracker builds on the volunteer efforts of a Kansas theater teacher Alisha Morris.
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/08/28/906263926/how-many-coronavirus-cases-are-happening-in-schools-this-tracker-keeps-count |
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HuffPost
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7 Ways To Support Your Kid's Teachers In This Unprecedented School Year |
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No matter what shape school takes for your child this fall — remote, in-person, some combination thereof — there’s no question this year is going to be different. The usual day-to-day rhythms are gone. The stakes are high. Parents and teachers are on edge. But now, more than ever, we are all in this together. And parents and caregivers certainly want to help support the educators who are risking quite a lot to guide their children through these unprecedented times. So HuffPost Parents spoke to educators and advocates directly, gathering intel on how we can help them out this year in ways big and small. Here’s what they had to say.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-ways-to-support-your-kids-teachers-in-this-unprecedented-school-year_l_5f4803bdc5b64f17e13a996d |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Judge blocks rule that moves relief funds to private schools |
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A federal judge in California has blocked a rule that Michigan, seven other states and four big-city school districts said would unlawfully allow too much pandemic relief aid to be diverted from K-12 public schools to private ones. Judge James Donato ruled late Wednesday that the Education Department “went well beyond” its authority in trying to replace a funding formula mandated by Congress “with ones of its own choosing.” The decision came days after a different federal judge issued a similar injunction in a lawsuit filed by Washington state.
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https://apnews.com/f3e66e319efbefdc6fd9fdcbff22f808 |
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