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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Understanding ACEs: What is a ‘number story’ |
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Over the past 16 months, OCDE has been partnering with CHOC, the American Academy of Pediatrics Orange County and other state and local agencies to shine a light on Adverse Childhood Experiences and how ACEs can affect the lives of those who experience them. As we’ve previously mentioned, ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur in children before age 18. ACEs can include physical and emotional abuse, neglect, substance abuse, caregiver mental illness and household violence. And a person’s ACEs history can be measured using a score that’s based on the number of adverse childhood experiences that happen to them before they turn 18.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/understanding-aces-what-is-a-number-story/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Los Alamitos football rallies around long snapper Carson Fox’s cancer fight |
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When Los Alamitos’ football team takes the field at juggernaut St. John Bosco on Friday, one of its players will be facing his own scary opponent off the field, one that claimed his left leg. But like his Griffins returning to the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs for the first time since 2010, Carson Fox is ready to keep batting as the weeks turn into months. A rare form of cancer might have taken Fox’s leg, but not his courage and determination.
The 16-year-old from Seal Beach has already begun physical therapy with a running prosthetic with a goal of returning to the field next season. As a long snapper, he was a candidate to join his brother Jackson on the varsity team this fall.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/11/09/los-alamitos-football-rallies-around-long-snapper-carson-foxs-cancer-fight/ |
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EDSOURCE
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What California parents need to know about Covid vaccinations for children | Quick Guide |
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Now that Covid-19 vaccinations for children age 5 and older are available in California, many parents are eager to sign their children up for the vaccine. But widespread misinformation about Covid-19 and the vaccine has some parents wondering whether to get their child immunized. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 in May and a pediatric dose of the vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 in late October. Children 16 and older also are eligible for the adult Pfizer vaccine, which has full approval.
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https://edsource.org/2021/what-california-parents-need-to-know-about-covid-vaccinations-for-children-quick-guide/663516 |
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How schools can help California’s growing number of homeless students |
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To help California’s increasing number of homeless students, schools should offer more services and improve the way they identify students experiencing housing insecurity, according to a new brief released Tuesday by the Learning Policy Institute. The number of homeless students in California increased by 7% over four years, and has likely increased further during the pandemic, according to the report. In 2018-19, the most recent year for which data is available, 4.3% of students in California experienced homelessness at one point during the school year.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#how-schools-can-help-california-8217-s-growing-number-of-homeless-students |
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Oakland Unified could scrap “D” grade to boost college admissions |
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In an effort to boost college admissions, Oakland Unified is considering changing its grading scale to get rid of D letter grades, Oaklandside reported Monday. Ds count as passing grades for classes at many high schools in the district, according to Oaklandside, but UC and CSU systems require a C or higher for the A-G course sequence. This is a set of 15 high school courses that cover history, English, math, science, a language other than English, visual and performing arts and a college preparatory elective. A student who receives a D on an A-G required class can get a diploma, but is disqualified from admission to UC and CSU colleges.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#oakland-unified-could-scrap-8220-d-8221-grade-to-boost-college-admissions |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Breaking down California's required ethnic studies course: What it is and what it isn’t |
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California high school students attending public schools will now be required to take an ethnic studies class, thanks to a new curriculum adopted by the California State Board of Education. The process took two years, multiple revisions and drew nearly 100,000 public comments, according to The Associated Press. Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona, an ethnic studies teacher at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, spoke to "Inside the Issues" about what students and parents can expect. “We learn materials that really center the voices of people of color,” Cardona told ITI host Alex Cohen. “It is not teaching students to hate other people.”
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/inside-the-issues/2021/11/08/breaking-down-ca-s-ethnic-studies-curriculum- |
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