OCDE Education in the News

Friday, September 28, 2018

OCDE NEWSROOM

North America Scholastic Esports Federation announces new game for fall tournament

In the inaugural season of Orange County’s esports league, local high schoolers battled it out weekly in the online action-strategy game League of Legends. Well, officials have announced a new game for the upcoming tournament organized by the expanded North America Scholastic Esports Federation. Overwatch, released in 2016 by Blizzard Entertainment, is the choice for the fall season that starts Oct. 8.

http://newsroom.ocde.us/north-america-scholastic-esports-federation-announces-new-game-for-fall-tournament/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Troy High celebrates renovated gymnasium; part of school district’s Measure I projects

As Troy High’s varsity girls volleyball team battled for a victory on their home court, the school district celebrated the renovated facility they were playing in. The revamped gym is the latest project completed by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District using bond financing through Measure I, which was approved by voters in 2014. The measure raises $175 million for improvements and new construction spread throughout the district’s campuses in Buena Park, Fullerton and La Habra.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/24/troy-high-celebrates-renovated-gymnasium-part-of-school-districts-measure-i-projects/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

DAILY PILOT

Huntington Beach district works to boost school safety through new federal security assessment

The Huntington Beach City School District is the first in the nation to implement a federal school safety assessment developed in the wake of the deadly shooting this year at a high school in Parkland, Fla. During a news conference Wednesday at Ethel Dwyer Middle School, the district announced its efforts to enhance safety at its nine campuses, highlighting the use of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2018 school security guide for kindergarten through 12th grade.

http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-hbcsd-safety-20180927-story.html

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

LAUSD and UTLA begin mediation after teachers reject 6 percent raise

With the union representing Los Angeles Unified School District teachers flatly rejecting the district’s latest contract offer, the two sides will begin meeting with a state mediator Thursday in hopes of averting the first L.A. teachers’ walkout since 1989. On Tuesday night, the district updated its contract offer to United Teachers Los Angeles, with Superintendent Austin Beutner saying the proposal includes a 6 percent pay raise over two years and class-size reductions at 15 middle schools and 75 elementary schools determined to have the “highest need.”

https://www.dailynews.com/2018/09/27/lausd-and-utla-begin-mediation-after-teachers-reject-6-percent-raise/

PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Counselor at Corona’s Centennial High is tops in California

A counselor at Corona’s Centennial High School has been declared the best in the state. Josh Godinez, who lives in Rancho Cucamonga, is the 2019 California School Counselor of the Year, as named by the California Association of School Counselors. The honor recognizes outstanding accomplishments and excellence, an association news release states. Winners are judged on creativity, effective programs, leadership skills and contributions to student advancement.

https://www.pe.com/2018/09/27/counselor-at-coronas-centennial-high-is-tops-in-california/

EDSOURCE

California’s persistent teacher shortage fueled by attrition, high demand, say newly released studies

California has earmarked nearly $200 million over the last four years to address the state’s persistent teacher shortage, but it is not enough, according to new studies that are part of “Getting Down to Facts II,” a research project focused on a wide array of statewide education issues. The teacher shortage has worsened in recent years.

https://edsource.org/2018/californias-persistent-teacher-shortage-fueled-by-attrition-high-demand-say-newly-released-studies/602654

California improves access to computer science courses, but still has work to do, according to new research

California has implemented a number of new policies in recent years to promote computer science education, but it still has a way to go, according to a report released by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition Thursday. “2018 The State of Computer Science Education, Policy and Implementation,” outlines how well states have executed policies meant to increase the number of computer science classes taught at schools over the last 18 months.

https://edsource.org/2018/california-improves-access-to-computer-science-courses-but-still-has-work-to-do-according-to-new-research/602963

NPR

Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes

Before they turn 18, about 8 percent of girls and 0.7 percent of boys experience rape or attempted rape, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the majority of these reported cases, the CDC says, the perpetrator is a peer: either an acquaintance or a current or former intimate partner. And yet few schools across the country are required to teach about consent or healthy relationships in sex ed classes.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652203139/should-we-teach-about-consent-in-k-12-brett-kavanaughs-home-state-says-yes

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