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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Cox Communications offers scholarship opportunities for high school seniors |
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Cox Communications is once again inviting the next generation of high school seniors who demonstrate a passion for learning and a desire to pursue a higher education to apply for college scholarships. Cox Charities this week announced that the company is offering $35,000 in college scholarships to Orange County graduating high school seniors living in Cox’s Southern California service area. Scholarships range from $2,000 to $5,000 and recipients will be chosen based on their scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, volunteerism and staying focused on their educational goals despite facing adversity in their lives, Cox said in a recent press release.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/cox-communications-offers-scholarship-opportunities-for-high-school-seniors/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Parents, students rally to resume youth sports competitions |
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Hundreds of parents and student-athletes from Orange County and across the state rallied on Friday, Jan. 15, to express frustration over the postponement of youth and high school sports competition due to the pandemic, and to push for games to resume safely as soon as possible. They donned face coverings and held signs such as “Save our sports” to rally for #LetThemPlayCA, a grassroots organization of parents, coaches and youth sports advocates. The group, with more than 33,000 members on Facebook, wants high school and youth athletics competition to begin immediately.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/01/15/parents-students-rally-to-resume-youth-sports-competitions/ |
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EDSOURCE
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San Diego superintendent will bring years of teaching experience to deputy secretary of education post |
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On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to select a teacher to be his secretary of education. Just before Christmas, he named Connecticut commissioner of education Miguel Cardona to the post. Cardona was not on the list of likely candidates, but he had been a teacher — albeit for only five years several years ago. Biden has now doubled down on his pro-teacher stance by nominating San Diego Unified superintendent Cindy Marten to be deputy secretary of education, the number two position in the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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https://edsource.org/2021/biden-nominates-san-diego-unified-superintendent-to-number-two-position-in-u-s-dept-of-education/647205 |
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How one California preschool program is helping youngest learners with math |
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Teaching math remotely to kids who might literally throw a tantrum onscreen would be laughable in a typical year. But California preschool providers are attempting the seemingly impossible. Moving, making noise and socializing are inextricable parts of healthy development for young children — but social distancing and distance learning has hampered many of those experiences for California’s littlest learners. Now, preschool teachers and child development experts are testing ways to connect with young children via digital screens.
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https://edsource.org/2021/how-one-california-preschool-program-is-helping-youngest-learners-with-math/647162 |
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NPR
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'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis |
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A bag of Doritos, that's all Princess wanted. Her mom calls her Princess, but her real name is Lindsey. She's 17 and lives with her mom, Sandra, a nurse, outside of Atlanta. On May 17, 2020, a Sunday, Lindsey decided she didn't want breakfast; she wanted Doritos. On May 17, Sandra chased her all the way to Family Dollar. Hours later, Lindsey was in jail. Lindsey is one of almost 3 million children in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with a serious emotional or behavioral health condition. When the pandemic forced schools and doctors' offices closed last spring, it also cut children off from the trained teachers and therapists who understand their needs.
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/18/953581851/ive-tried-everything-pandemic-has-cut-options-for-kids-with-mental-illness |
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Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn't Gotten To Needy Families |
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When schools shut down in the spring, that raised immediate worries about the nearly 30 million children who depend on school food. Those worries were essentially borne out, with researchers reporting a large rise in child hunger. According to a report from Feeding America, 1 in 4 households with children experienced food insecurity in 2020. "These are just levels that we've never seen before," says Diane Schanzenbach, an economist at Northwestern University.
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https://www.npr.org/2021/01/15/953963243/why-billions-in-food-aid-hasnt-gotten-to-needy-families |
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