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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Schools invited to participate in fifth annual Character Day on Sept. 26 |
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Schools, families and community organizations are encouraged to join a global conversation on the importance of character on Sept. 26. State Superintendent Tom Torlakson is among those championing the fifth annual Character Day, hosted by Let it Ripple film studio and numerous partners. The initiative provides specialized guides for K-12 schools and universities, along with links to short films, discussion kits, a Periodic Table of Character Strengths poster and a list of 10 ways to cultivate character. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/schools-invited-to-participate-in-fifth-annual-character-day-on-sept-26/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Tustin Unified completes $8 million upgrade with new classroom building at Heideman Elementary |
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Tustin Unified School District is celebrating the latest project to be completed using Measure L financing: a new classroom building at Heideman Elementary School. The two-story building adds 12 classrooms to the campus along with a workroom for staff members. The $8 million project also spruced up the front of the school with a new facade and landscaping, and improved the area for dropping off students and the playground for kindergartners. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/11/tustin-unified-completes-8-million-upgrade-with-new-classroom-building-at-heideman-elementary/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Should school start later? Sleepy kids, logistics at odds as Gov. Brown weighs legislation |
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Middle and high school students do better when they get an extra hour or so of sleep, according to research and, many parents would say, common sense. But many school districts resist a mandate on start times because it can inconvenience working parents and disrupt bus schedules. That dilemma landed on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown last month as the Legislature approved a bill to require public middle and high schools to start classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The governor has until the end of September to decide whether to sign SB328 into law and make California the first to mandate start times. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Should-school-start-later-Sleepy-kids-logistics-13222086.php |
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USA TODAY
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Even when teachers strike, Americans give them high grades, poll shows. Unions fare worse. |
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An escalating number of teacher strikes across the country last spring, now erupting again as school resumes, has sparked a remarkable reaction from most Americans: support. By close to 3-1, those surveyed by USA TODAY and Ipsos Public Affairs said public school teachers have the right to strike, a view held even by the parents whose lives are most disrupted when teachers walk off the job. Six in 10 said teachers aren’t paid fairly, even though higher salaries for them might well mean bigger bills for taxpayers. |
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/12/teachers-union-strike-pay/1227089002/ |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning? |
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As students have returned to school, they have been greeted by teachers who, more likely than not, are white women. That means many students will be continuing to see teachers who are a different gender than they are, and a different skin color.
Does it matter? Yes, according to a significant body of research: Students tend to benefit from having teachers who look like them, especially nonwhite students.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/upshot/teacher-diversity-effect-students-learning.html |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Low-income college-bound students lack access to digital devices |
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Many low-income and minority high school students only have access to one electronic device in their home—typically a cell phone—which creates challenges in completing homework and other required tasks for school, according to a new study. In states including Florida, California, Kansas and Iowa, school leaders have equipped busses with Wi-Fi service so students can do homework on their way to and from school. |
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https://k-12daily.org/human-resources/low-income-college-bound-students-lack-access-to-digital-devices |
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