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OCDE NEWSROOM
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OCDE PAL team honors six campuses, two advisors for building positive school environments |
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Six school-based Peer Assistance Leadership programs and two advisors received surprise visits from representatives of the Orange County Department of Education in May for promoting school environments that are caring, safe and supportive for all.
Administered by the department, PAL programs promote youth empowerment by encouraging students to help their peers in times of need. Youth leaders in grades four through 12 are encouraged to create positive school environments through mentoring, new-student transition services, conflict management, service learning, tutoring, and alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention activities.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-pal-team-honors-six-campuses-two-advisors-for-building-positive-school-environments/ |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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How the promise of big energy savings in one Bay Area school district led to a $50 million controversy |
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For the past decade, Schneider Electric has wooed educators across the country with promises of green, cost-cutting energy solutions to help improve learning conditions inside school halls and classrooms. Whether modernizing heating and cooling equipment, lighting fixtures or building control systems, the Texas-based multinational company has boasted that its services not only reduce energy consumption, but also save school districts money in the long run. But several watchdogs responsible for ensuring effective spending of taxpayers’ dollars are now ringing alarm bells over one multi-million-dollar Schneider Electric project in Contra Costa County. |
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/05/21/how-the-promise-of-big-energy-savings-in-a-small-bay-area-school-district-led-to-a-50-million-controversy/ |
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EDSOURCE
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UCLA examines barriers to racial equity for teachers of color |
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The high cost of college and earning a credential are keeping teachers of color and indigenous teachers out of the classroom. Those who go on to teach often feel undervalued and underpaid, according to a new UCLA study. The study “Barriers to Racial Equity for Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers in California’s Teaching Pipeline and Profession,” details the systemic barriers to diversifying the teacher workforce in the state. The study was a joint project of the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools and the UCLA Civil Rights Project. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/ucla-examines-barriers-to-racial-equity-for-teachers-of-color |
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DAILY BREEZE
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LAUSD celebrates homeless high school students who achieved graduation |
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About 130 graduating high school seniors from the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been homeless or faced housing insecurity were recognized during a special ceremony on Monday, May 20. The 11th annual recognition ceremony, which featured two student speakers and included a special lunch for the soon-to-be graduates afterward, took place at BMO Stadium in Exposition Park. |
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/05/20/lausd-celebrates-homeless-high-school-students-who-achieved-graduation/ |
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NPR
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These teens were missing too much school. Here's what it took to get them back |
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Sophomore Neomi sits quietly in an office at her high school in a Colorado mountain town west of Denver. It's a cold December morning and she's wearing gold and black Nikes and a gray hoodie, pulled up. She's surrounded by school staff and her mom. "I just wanna be really clear about the intention of this meeting. It's not to make you feel bad," says Dave, a school administrator. |
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https://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/1251641360/breakups-bullies-missing-school |
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CALmatters
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Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools |
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Schoolyards are hot and getting hotter, but only a tiny fraction of California’s grade school students can play in the shade. Researchers and advocates are pushing the state to allocate money for green schoolyards, which can include trees, grass or gardens in place of the flat asphalt or rubber play surfaces at most schools. |
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https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2024/05/outdoor-shade-california-schools/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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First-of-its-Kind Project with Irvine Ranch Conservancy Brings Elementary School Through College Students Together for Habitat Restoration Research |
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Students of all ages are coming together for one common goal: to help restore Orange County’s native lands. A collaborative partnership between Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC), UC Irvine’s Center for Environmental Biology (UCI CEB) and the Orange County Department of Education’s Inside the Outdoors (ITO) is engaging elementary school through college students in restoration ecology. The pilot project is part of the UCI CEB Internship Program, where a cohort of undergraduate students develop a “Project of the Year” to design, implement, and collect data for an experiment. In addition to helping the students learn about ecological research, the project will help inform restoration ecologists on the best microhabitat conditions for restoring oak woodlands impacted by drought and wildfire in OC Parks’ Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve, managed by IRC. |
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https://fullertonobserver.com/2024/05/20/first-of-its-kind-project-with-irvine-ranch-conservancy-brings-elementary-school-through-college-students-tog |
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Could this California grant ease school counselors’ workloads? |
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California is rolling out a certified wellness-coach program with the hope that these non-clinicians will ease the workloads of school counselors and social workers to address a rise of children’s behavioral disorders. California youth are experiencing longstanding mental-health issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which can manifest in behavioral problems at school and can lead to chronic absenteeism, poor academic performance and even suicide. |
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https://bit.ly/3Vkamhj |
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