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Thursday, January 12, 2023

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

The real cost of child care: How California’s support system falls short
San Diego Union-Tribune education reporter Kristen Taketa investigates how the system is falling short, and who is paying the price.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2023-01-07/real-cost-of-child-care-series-subsidized-california

California’s child care aid misses hundreds of thousands of families who need it
Zaira Reynoso wanted to give her daughter, Ania, a sibling. But one fear was holding the 31-year-old and her husband Erik back from pursuing another pregnancy: They couldn’t afford child care for another kid.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2023-01-08/california-subsidized-child-care-crisis-families-aid

USA TODAY

Is the push for career education in schools prioritizing business over students?
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. A Michelin engineer picked it up off the concrete and opened it, revealing a cracked, leaking egg. The third graders at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. They made way for the next group of students, who were eager to drop their own bag from the staircase in hope of a different result.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/12/career-education-schools-prioritizing-business-over-students/11026242002/

Suspected cyberattack keeps largest school district in Iowa closed for second day
DES MOINES, Iowa — A suspected ransomware attack on Iowa's largest school district has closed schools for two days as technicians work to restore the computer system and protect data, district officials said Tuesday.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/11/cyberattack-iowas-largest-school-district/11035387002/

EDSOURCE

Former special education student joins school board in Shasta
As a new school board member, Joshua Brown is prioritizing special education in his rural Northern California district. But his perspective is unusual: He has firsthand experience with the district’s special education program — as a student.
https://edsource.org/2023/former-special-education-student-joins-school-board-in-shasta/683140

Gateway teachers union threatens legal action if trustees fail to comply with state open meeting law
The Gateway Teachers Association, which represents teachers at the Gateway Unified School District in Redding, says trustees violated the state’s open meeting law during a school board meeting on Jan. 4 and they are threatening legal action if it happens again.
https://edsource.org/updates/gateway-teachers-union-threatens-legal-action-if-trustees-fail-to-comply-with-state-open-meeting-law

KPBS

CSU, UC look to expand into San Diego’s South Bay
Even with a population in the hundreds of thousands, San Diego's South Bay has only one public option for higher education: Southwestern College.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/01/11/csu-uc-look-to-expand-into-san-diegos-south-bay

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

New data: Female college enrollment drops at twice the rate of male students
New data shows gender disparities in fall 2022 college freshmen enrollment, with female students opting out at more than twice the rate of males, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
https://www.laschoolreport.com/new-data-female-college-enrollment-drops-at-twice-the-rate-of-male-students/

Journalism program helps English learners with language skills
COMPTON, Calif. — For journalism students at Jefferson Elementary in Compton, asking questions matters more than the actual answers.
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/inside-the-issues/2023/01/11/journalism-program-helps-english-learners-improve-language-skills


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