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Friday, September 13, 2019

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Proposed Cal State Fullerton Master Plan calls for 6,000-seat event center, but no changes to Arboretum
Cal State Fullerton officials are considering a plan to build a 6,000-seat event center in the middle of the campus, renovate the recreational facility and student union, build a pedestrian bridge across Nutwood Avenue and add 3,000 new beds for students — more than doubling the amount of student housing.
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/06/proposed-cal-state-fullerton-master-plan-calls-for-6000-seat-event-center-but-no-changes-to-arboretum/

CAPISTRANO DISPATCH

CUSD Students Return to Another School Year
The Capistrano Unified School District staff and teachers welcomed close to 47,000 students back to their classrooms for the 2019-2020 school year late last month.
https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/cusd-students-return-another-school-year/

USA TODAY

Reading at home and school attendance shot up with this cheap, easy 'nudge': Texting moms
Amid today's advanced technologies, the humble text message is offering new promise for closing gaps in achievement among students — by targeting the behavior of their parents. Informed by science, several new texting programs have helped parents and caregivers develop habits at home that best help kids succeed.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/09/12/mom-text-message-texting-reading-app-kids-school/2139639001/

PRESS-TELEGRAM LONG BEACH

Erik Miller wins support from City Councilmen Dee Andrews, Al Austin in Long Beach school board bid
Erik Miller, executive director of the youth employment nonprofit PVJOBS, is slowly racking up endorsements in his bid for the Long Beach school board.
https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/09/12/erik-miller-wins-support-from-city-councilmen-dee-andrews-al-austin-in-long-beach-school-board-bid/

EDSOURCE

Survey: non-tuition expenses hinder California college students
California college students say paying the total cost of college is an obstacle to graduating because of inadequate financial aid.
https://edsource.org/2019/survey-non-tuition-expenses-hinder-california-college-students/617482

California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths
While California’s housing market poses problems for many college students, the challenge is particularly acute among former foster youth, as they prepare to leave the care system and enter the next chapter of their adult lives without built-in support from family.
https://edsource.org/2019/california-community-colleges-work-to-solve-housing-for-foster-youths/617426

WHITTIER DAILY NEWS

It’s charter-school deja vu: The same campus Montebello Unified denied is back again
The same charter school concept Montebello Unified School District denied nearly a year ago is back again applying to open a ninth- through 12th grade campus. After Los Angeles County Board of Education in March rejected Time Community School’s appeal of the Montebello’s rejection of its first school, the school’s leaders rewrote their plan. On Wednesday, officials from the school asked the Montebello school board to approve their new plan.
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2019/09/12/its-charter-school-deja-vu-the-same-campus-montebello-unified-denied-is-back-again/

NPR

To Prevent School Shootings, Districts Are Surveilling Students' Online Lives
For many students, this new school year will mean more reasons to watch what they do or say online. Spurred in part by the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., a year and a half ago, schools nationwide are collaborating with law enforcement in new ways in efforts to avoid the kind of tragedies that, while still rare, are far too familiar. They're investing in new security technologies that scan social media posts, school assignments and even student emails for potential threats.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/752341188/when-school-safety-becomes-school-surveillance


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