OCDE Education in the News

Thursday, September 6, 2018

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Seal Beach school principal draws fire for Facebook post over controversial Nike ad

Along with thousands of other people around the country expressing similar viewpoints, Roni Burns-Ellis turned to Facebook Tuesday, Sept. 4, to condemn Nike for featuring controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick in an ad. But as principal of McGaugh Elementary in Seal Beach, Burns-Ellis drew her own controversy.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/05/seal-beach-school-principal-draws-fire-for-facebook-post-over-controversial-nike-ad/

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

This Lake Balboa dad is fed up with low enrollment at a neighborhood school. Here’s what he’s doing about it

A Lake Balboa parent is on a mission to get more parents to enroll their children in a neighborhood school. At stake are teachers' jobs.

https://www.dailynews.com/2018/09/04/this-lake-balboa-dad-is-fed-up-with-low-enrollment-at-a-neighborhood-school-heres-what-hes-doing-about-it/

EDSOURCE

California's first computer science standards set for approval

The State Board of Education is expected to adopt California’s first-ever computer science standards Thursday afternoon. The standards, while not mandatory, are expected to increase the number of computer science classes taught in California classrooms.

https://edsource.org/2018/californias-first-computer-science-standards-set-for-approval/601985

SI&A CABINET REPORT

Foster kids benefit from LA County partnership with ride sharing

For the more than 18,000 foster youth in Los Angeles County, frequent moves can quickly derail their educational careers, but a partnership between the county office of education and a local ride sharing service has helped students stay on track. One year ago, the Los Angeles County Office of Education began a pilot partnership with HopSkipDrive, a ride-sharing company that specializes in child transportation, to give foster students a regular and reliable ride from where they are living back to the same school each day.

https://k-12daily.org/human-resources/foster-kids-benefit-from-la-county-partnership-with-ride-sharing

MY DESERT

Is your child receiving a bilingual education? Here's why schools embrace the idea — it works

“These kids are like sponges," said Noemi Arellano. Around her, two-dozen kindergarten pupils are chatting, some in Spanish and others in English while finishing their math worksheets. For 20 years, Arellano has taught in a dual immersion classroom.

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/education/2018/09/02/school-districts-embrace-bilingual-education-because-works/1109379002/

NPR

To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To 'Let Grow'

Walking through the woods alone can be a scary prospect for a kid, but not for 7-year-old Matthew of Portland, Oregon. He doesn't have much of a backyard at his condo, so the woods behind his house essentially serve the same purpose. He spends hours out there: swinging on a tire swing, tromping across the ravine to a friend's house, and using garden shears to cut a path.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/03/641256596/to-raise-confident-independent-kids-some-parents-are-trying-to-let-grow

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