OCDE Education in the News

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

OCDE NEWSROOM

Updated 2018 state bill tracker: New education laws that will impact OC schools

Gov. Jerry Brown has been busy this month signing dozens bills into new state laws. They include several related to education funding, student health and welfare and charter school operations. The governor will consider in coming weeks whether to sign or veto a slew of other bills sent to him by the state legislature. Currently on the governor’s desk is Senate Bill 328, which would require that middle and high schools start classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Here’s a sample of some of the laws already signed by the governor so far.

http://newsroom.ocde.us/updated-2018-state-bill-tracker-new-education-state-laws-that-will-impact-oc-schools/

SACRAMENTO BEE

California still suspending black and Native American students way more than whites

California has made strides to reduce student suspensions for minor classroom disruptions, but a new study concludes the state still has not gone far enough — and in some districts, pernicious disparities remain. Statewide, school districts in 2017 issued some 381,845 suspensions that resulted in an estimated 763,690 missed days of instruction, according to the Center for Civil Rights Remedies at UCLA.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article218612910.html#storylink=cpy

EDSOURCE

School-based health care a low priority in California

California ranks at or near the bottom of all states when it comes to the percentage of students with access to health and mental health care at schools. Yet, with $90 in added annual spending per student — which would total about $600 million — the state could provide basic care at all public schools, according to a new report.

https://edsource.org/2018/california-lags-in-offering-health-care-and-mental-health-services-in-schools/602522

Low public tuition, robust aid keep California among states with low per student college debt

College graduates in California remain less likely to take out loans to pay for their education and tend to borrow less money than their peers in most other states, according to a new report.

https://edsource.org/2018/low-public-tuition-robust-aid-keep-california-among-states-with-low-per-student-college-debt/602544

California governor signs bill that could yield millions for Oakland and Inglewood schools

California will make available up to $52.1 million in total funding for the Oakland and Inglewood school districts over the next four years if they make fiscal changes as part of the education finance bill signed Monday by Gov. Brown.

https://edsource.org/2018/california-governor-signs-bill-that-could-yield-millions-for-oakland-and-inglewood-schools/602409

KPCC

LAUSD's Leader Wants To 'Manage Out' Bad Teachers. But Does The District Know Which Ones Are Bad?

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said last week that it's time to find a way to "manage ineffective teachers out" of the district's classrooms. Figuring out how to remove those teachers will be difficult enough for district administrators already engaged in high-stakes contract negotiations with the teachers union.

http://www.laist.com/2018/09/19/lausd_bad_teachers_assessment.php?_ga=2.84972761.1153148861.1537373040-1136450387.1536595519

Remedial Classes Aren't Working In Community Colleges — And Now They're About To Be Canceled

The numbers were embarrassing to everyone involved. Eight out of ten students at California's community colleges needed remedial education. In other words, courses just to get them up to college-level work. Those classes did not count toward a degree, but they cost just as much. And the students identified as needing them were significantly more likely to be black or Latino than white or Asian.

http://www.laist.com/2018/09/19/remedial_classes_community_college.php?_ga=2.106558659.1153148861.1537373040-1136450387.1536595519

CALmatters

Report: To close California’s achievement gap, spend a lot more on preschool

Sweeping reforms to the way California funds its public schools appear to be lifting student achievement, but this state may need to do and spend much more, particularly on early childhood education, if Californians hope to keep up with the rest of the country in closing its “achievement gap.” That’s the takeaway from an extensive research effort unveiled this week, the latest dispatch in a 10-year-old collective policy effort by California education scholars.

https://calmatters.org/articles/california-achievement-gap-needs-preschool-spending/

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