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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Fullerton’s Orangethorpe Elementary rocks new arts curriculum |
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Students and staff from Orangethorpe Elementary School in the Fullerton School District recently got to rub virtual elbows with rock ’n’ roll royalty during a live-streamed chat about an arts education initiative. Under Principal Dr. Ginger Frady, Orangethorpe has embraced the standards-aligned TeachRock curriculum championed by Steven Van Zandt, best known as the bandana-wearing guitarist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. The program, created with the help of a board that included Springsteen, Bono, Jackson Browne and Martin Scorsese, provides free resources and lessons that leverage the history of popular music and culture to engage students.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/fullertons-orangethorpe-elementary-rocks-new-arts-curriculum/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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It’s back to school in a very different way for Saddleback Valley Unified |
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Back-to-school day can be an emotional day for parents. Back-to-school day in 2020 was that, and then some. Tuesday, Sept. 29, was the first day children were back on campus in most of south Orange County, including at the Saddleback Valley Unified School District’s Linda Vista Elementary School. Like so many districts in the county and elsewhere, Saddleback Valley is going with the hybrid model that mixes some on-campus, in-person instruction with continued online distance learning so students can rotate time on campus and have more room to socially distance.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/29/its-back-to-school-in-a-very-different-way-for-saddleback-valley-unified/ |
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Laguna Hills High cross country coach makes course improvements during down time |
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The coronavirus pandemic created nearly six months of downtime for athletes and coaches, who have only recently begun to hold some modified practices for the start of seasons that are still months away. So Laguna Hills High School cross country coach Chris Lynch decided to turn the long hiatus into a positive. With the help of a variety of volunteers, Lynch has spent months giving a 3-acre segment of the course the team runs a much needed makeover.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/29/laguna-hills-high-cross-country-coach-makes-course-improvements-during-down-time/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Limited reopening of L.A. County elementary schools allowed if waivers are approved |
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A limited number of elementary schools will be able to apply for waivers to reopen transitional kindergarten through second-grade classrooms under a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors decision Tuesday that gives priority to schools serving higher numbers of low-income families.
“As October approaches, it’s critical that we begin the process of reopening our schools at limited capacity,” said board Chair Kathryn Barger, who proposed the motion along with Supervisor Janice Hahn.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-29/california-elementary-schools-reopening-la-county-waiver |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Sacramento County is now in lower coronavirus tier. When can schools reopen to students? |
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Schools can soon reopen for in-person instruction for all students now that Sacramento County has maintained low coronavirus infection rates, and moved down from the high-risk purple tier to the state’s red tier Tuesday. According to the state, schools must be in tier 2, the red tier, for at least 14 consecutive days before reopening. This would be the first time most students in grades TK-12 can return to Sacramento County campuses since March.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article246095285.html |
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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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San Diego Unified Sets a Date for Phase One Reopening |
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San Diego Unified leaders now say they have a date for when some students may start slowly returning to school: Oct. 13. District leaders initially committed to bringing some of the district’s most vulnerable students back to campus by late September, but missed that date. Special education students, homeless students and those who have been unreachable by their teachers will be among the first set of students who can return.
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https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/san-diego-unified-sets-a-date-for-phase-one-reopening/ |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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As schools reopen, COVID-19 cases rise in children |
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After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears fueled by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the incidence of COVID-19 in school-age children began rising in early September as many youngsters returned to their classrooms.
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/09/29/as-schools-reopen-covid-19-cases-rise-in-children/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Many Fresno-area schools could reopen within two weeks. Here’s what needs to happen |
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Fresno County students could return to in-person classes as soon as mid-October as long COVID-19 cases don’t get worse again. Tuesday morning, the California Department of Health moved Fresno County from the purple to red tier, which means fewer restrictions for businesses, and the county has an average of fewer than seven new cases each day per 100,000 residents.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article246105905.html |
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