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OCDE NEWSROOM
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After-school coordinator from OC is one of state’s expanded learning leaders |
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An after-school program coordinator from the Fullerton School District has been honored for her efforts to provide high-quality expanded learning opportunities for local students and families. Sandra Mendoza, who is based at Raymond Elementary School, is one of just four recipients of the 2021 California Expanded Learning Leadership Award. The winners were announced last week by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond. Mendoza was recognized in the Emerging Leadership category.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/after-school-lead-from-oc-honored-among-states-expanded-learning-leaders/ |
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Tustin Unified names new superintendent |
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The Tustin Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent.
Dr. Mark Johnson, who currently serves as a local superintendent in the Fountain Valley School District, has been selected to lead the district, pending Board of Trustee approval at the Nov. 15 meeting. He succeeds Dr. Greg Franklin who will retire on Dec. 31 after serving as the district’s superintendent for the past 10 years.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/tustin-unified-names-new-superintendent/ |
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USA TODAY
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Federal advisory committee, CDC director to decide on vaccines for kids ages 5-11: COVID-19 updates |
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A federal advisory committee will meet Tuesday to decide whether to recommend COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 to 11.
If the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decides the benefits of vaccination outweigh risks in this age group, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would make a recommendation. If Dr. Rochelle Walensky signs off, vaccines would become available as soon as Wednesday at pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/11/02/covid-vaccines-kids-approval-mandates/6242456001/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Questions on college debt? California prepares to answer |
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As thousands of California students apply for 2022 admission to the state’s colleges and universities, one big question remains unanswered for many of them: how to pay.
That confusion, due in part to inadequate communication from institutions, leads to far more students than necessary taking out loans.
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https://edsource.org/2021/questions-on-college-debt-state-planning-info-upgrade/663040 |
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MODESTO BEE
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‘They really surprised me’: Stanislaus educators on distance learning effect on K-1 students |
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When school began in August, teacher Debra Thompson at Northmead Elementary School in Patterson said her kindergarten students couldn’t recognize their names or hold a pencil. Most of them could identify only one or two letters.
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https://www.modbee.com/article255037912.html |
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DAILY BREEZE
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LAUSD launches pilot All Kids Bike program in kindergarten classes |
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All Kids Bike, a new program designed to teach children how to ride a bike, is now offered at Marvin Elementary and 6th Avenue Elementary schools in Los Angeles, according to the program’s organizers. The schools, which are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, have launched pilot programs last Friday, Oct. 29, led by the nonprofit Strider Education Foundation, designed to teach children how to ride a bike and stay active.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/11/01/lausd-launches-pilot-all-kids-bike-program-in-kindergarten-classes/ |
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