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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Latest community indicators report breaks down education, housing and economic trends in OC |
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Even through a pandemic, Orange County’s high school graduation rate continued to climb, hitting a high of 91.4 percent in 2021. And about 57 percent of those recent graduates met UC or CSU admission requirements, exceeding the state’s average and representing a 14-point jump over a decade. Those were among the educational trends and takeaways from the latest Orange County Community Indicators report, which made its debut Tuesday at an Orange County Business Council luncheon. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/latest-community-indicators-report-breaks-down-education-housing-and-economic-trends-in-oc/ |
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EDSOURCE
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The youngest readers tackle sounds, words and the science of reading |
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In the words of Frederick Douglass, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
In EdSource’s next installment of “California’s Reading Dilemma,” we take you inside the classroom at four high-poverty schools fighting to free their students from illiteracy. These schools are one year into an ambitious three-year program to overhaul reading instruction for the youngest learners. The project is funded by a $50 million settlement from a lawsuit accusing the state of denying these children their civil right to literacy.
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https://edsource.org/2022/the-youngest-readers-tackle-sounds-words-and-the-science-of-reading/679248 |
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Fresno Unified gets 'game-changing' $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scot |
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Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson was poised to announce great news at a gala event this week: The district’s new foundation had successfully raised $200,000 in college scholarships, mainly from employees. Then he received an unsolicited and unexpected call that MacKenzie Scott, the former spouse of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is giving the foundation 100 times that amount – $20 million – no strings attached. The bank transfer arrived last Friday. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/fresno-unified-gets-game-changing-20-million-gift-from-philanthropist-mackenzie-scott/679335 |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD schools lost the most students during COVID |
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Enrollment in Los Angeles Unified schools has been dipping for years, declining even more during the pandemic — but which schools saw the biggest drops and why?
The enrollment drop of close to 6% during the pandemic came from a concoction of factors including families moving out of state, students switching to non-LAUSD schools with looser COVID restrictions, and children having to stay home to care for family members.
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/leaving-los-angeles-these-10-lausd-schools-lost-the-most-students-during-covid/ |
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Napa school enrollment down amid shifting middle school landscape |
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Enrollment in Napa's K-12 schools has continued to decline at a precipitous pace into this new school year. Indeed, Napa County is projected to see the fifth largest percentage drop in students from 2021-22 through the current 2022-23 school year among California's 58 counties — a 1.93% decline or loss of 367 students, taking the county down to 18,645 students total — according to a September California Department of Finance report. |
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https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/napa-school-enrollment-sees-yet-another-decline-amid-shifting-middle-schoo/ |
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