OCDE Education in the News

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

OCDE NEWSROOM

Welcome to Sherwood Forest: Outdoor learning space promotes curiosity through nature

An unused piece of land that was part of the Orangethorpe Elementary School campus in the Fullerton School District has been transformed into an outdoor learning space that will offer more opportunities for students to express their creativity. The school hosted a celebration on Sept. 27 to unveil the outdoor space called Sherwood Forest to its staff, students and district leaders.

https://newsroom.ocde.us/sherwood-forest-an-outdoor-learning-space-promotes-curiosity-through-nature/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

DAILY PILOT

Edison High students recreate 1908 journey to freedom in ‘Ellis Island Experience’

The multiclass simulation asked juniors studying American history to imagine themselves as immigrants to a still-growing United States. Some were inspired to take the lesson even further.

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2022-10-04/edison-high-students-recreate-1908-journey-to-freedom-in-ellis-island-experience

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

San Diego Unified Is Asking Voters for More Money. Here’s What They’ve Done with the Last Three Bond Measures.

Voters will soon decide the fate of SDUSD’s latest bond measure, so we thought we’d dig into the archives to review how SDUSD has spent bond money in the past.

https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/10/05/san-diego-unified-is-asking-voters-for-more-money-heres-what-theyve-done-with-the-last-three-bond-measures/

CONTRA COSTA TIMES

Piedmont schools’ employee turnover high during pandemic

Recovery from a pandemic doesn’t happen overnight when it comes to students and teachers in the Piedmont Unified School District or in most school districts, for that matter.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/04/piedmont-schools-employee-turnover-high-during-pandemic/

EDSOURCE

Education on fentanyl, other drugs often optional in California schools, if offered at all

Even as fentanyl overdoses among young people have skyrocketed in recent years, health education remains optional in most California schools, with some students receiving comprehensive education on the dangers of substance use and other students receiving scant, if any, instruction on the topic.

https://edsource.org/2022/education-on-fentanyl-other-drugs-often-optional-in-schools-if-offered-at-all/679216

Dolly Parton teams up with California lawmakers to offer kids free books

California’s youngest children will be able to sign up to receive a free book in their mailbox every month beginning next June. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1183 last week, expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program to California children. The initiative, which offers books to children ages 5 and younger, was launched by the country music artist to inspire a love of reading at an early age, according to a press release from Newsom’s office.

https://edsource.org/updates/dolly-parton-teams-up-with-california-lawmakers-to-offer-kids-free-books

KPBS

'Field of Dreams' offers new opportunities for Stockton neighborhood kids

City of San Diego and San Diego Unified School District opens new joint-use space for soccer and other sports. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday celebrated the major community collaboration. The $4.3 million joint-use space includes a new synthetic turf soccer field, an asphalt track, basketball courts and a modern playground.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/education/2022/10/04/field-of-dreams-offers-new-opportunities-for-stockton-neighborhood-kids

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

Marin loosens schools’ COVID-19 testing guidelines

Marin school students who contract COVID-19 and then isolate at home for five days will no longer need a negative test to return to the classroom, officials said this week.

https://www.marinij.com/2022/10/04/marin-loosens-covid-19-schools-guidelines/

Charter Oak Unified School District says students from other districts can enroll

Charter Oak Unified School District this week announced that it is beginning enrollment for its District of Choice program. Registration applications will be taken through Dec. 31 for the 2023-24 school year. The program means that students from outside districts may enroll in a Charter Oak Unified school without an inter-district transfer.

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/10/04/charter-oak-unified-district-says-students-from-other-districts-can-enroll/

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