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OCDE NEWSROOM
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OC students embrace an untraditional start to the 2020-21 school year |
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Going back to school may look a little untraditional this year, but that has not stopped Orange County students, staff, teachers and families from making the best of these still uncertain times. Although most of Orange County’s nearly 500,000 students did not return to their physical campuses for the start of the 2020-21 school year, families and district staff took to social media like never before to chronicle what the first days of distance learning looked like in their homes and on their campuses.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/oc-students-embrace-an-untraditional-start-to-the-2020-21-school-year/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Orange County’s Catholic elementary schools set to begin in-person learning Sept. 8 |
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The Diocese of Orange’s Catholic schools will begin in-class instruction Sept. 8 for children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, according to a letter sent Tuesday, Sept. 1, from Diocese Superintendent Erin Barisano to families. Seven of the diocese’s 31 elementary schools have received waivers from the state that allow in-class learning as Orange County works through the coronavirus pandemic. “The remaining waiver applications are being reviewed and processed by the county and state health agencies, and we anticipate approval before the end of the week,” Barisano’s letter said
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/02/orange-countys-catholic-elementary-schools-set-to-begin-in-person-learning-sept-8/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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San Francisco schools will have to apply to reopen, with elementary schools first in line |
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San Francisco health officials will require schools to apply for permission to reopen, despite the state’s blessing to reopen classrooms for in-person learning, city officials said Tuesday. First priority will be given to elementary schools in September, with middle schools eligible to reopen in October and high schools in November. Approvals will be granted on a rolling basis.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-schools-will-have-to-apply-to-15531702.php |
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EDSOURCE
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University of California must stop all use of SAT and ACT in admissions, judge orders |
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University of California must suspend all use of SAT and ACT scores in admissions, a judge ruled, siding with attorneys representing students with disabilities who argued those students have not been able to access the tests during the coronavirus pandemic.
The ruling affects six of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses that have gone test-optional, giving students the choice of whether to submit their test scores when they apply.
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https://edsource.org/2020/university-of-california-must-stop-all-use-of-sat-and-act-in-admissions-judge-orders/639499 |
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Legislature fixes funding problem for growing districts and some charter schools |
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Anticipating that the coronavirus would create a turbulent and financially unstable year, the Legislature agreed in June to fund schools at the same levels of student attendance in 2020-21 as in 2019-20. Most school districts welcomed the predictable funding.
But that decision also penalized charter schools that had planned to expand this year and school districts whose school-age population has continued to grow. On Monday, before adjourning for the year, the Legislature mostly fixed the problem with one exception: Online charter schools experiencing increased enrollment will get no additional money.
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https://edsource.org/2020/legislature-fixes-funding-problem-for-growing-districts-and-some-charter-schools/639515 |
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Many parents fill in gaps for preschoolers unable to go to in-person programs |
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In the five months since most Californians were ordered to shelter in place, parents and caretakers of preschool students have largely been left to fill the learning gap that began to widen when schools closed in the spring. While students in all grades have experienced a learning loss, researchers say preschool students face a particular risk. Early childhood education is considered a critical time that lays the groundwork for children’s academic careers.
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https://edsource.org/2020/many-parents-fill-in-gaps-for-preschoolers-unable-to-go-to-in-person-programs/639516 |
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KPCC
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Growing Charter Schools Will Continue Lawsuit Despite The Legislature Partially Restoring Their Funding |
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Four California charter school networks are moving forward with a lawsuit that claims the state’s education budget is unconstitutional — even though the legislature passed a bill late Monday night that partially addresses the issue their lawsuit raises.
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https://laist.com/latest/post/20200902/charter-schools-funding-legislature-sb820-lawsuit |
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During COVID-19, The State Promised Not To Cut Funding For Shrinking Schools. But What About Growing Schools? |
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In normal times, the basic rule of California public school funding is simple: when a student attends a school, that school gets paid to educate them. Back in June, state lawmakers suspended that rule, voting to freeze schools' funding at last year's levels for the rest of this year. They figured the last thing schools with declining enrollments needed during the COVID-19 crisis was less money. But what about schools with enrollments that are rising? On Monday, the legislature passed Senate Bill 820, which would allow many schools with rising enrollments to claim higher levels of funding than they did last school year. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill.
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https://laist.com/2020/09/02/coronavirus_california_growing_schools_k12_state_funding_charters.php |
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