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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

LOS ANGELES TIMES

DAILY PILOT
Ocean View High named Special Olympics National Banner Unified Champion School
The Huntington Beach campus was honored for its efforts in welcoming and incorporating people with intellectual disabilities.
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2022-11-23/ocean-view-high-named-special-olympics-national-banner-unified-champion-school

DAILY PILOT
Several school safety pilot projects to go to bid for Newport-Mesa Unified campuses
In August, the district established a school safety task force at the start of the school year. The task force has met on a monthly basis since and established a project plan for its work.
https://bit.ly/3VhdXdv

Despite losing school board races, California conservatives confident in new playbook
For conservatives running for school boards in California, any dream of a “red wave” proved to be a dud as Republican candidates, including a member of an extremist right-wing group, lost in most races across the state. But even some unsuccessful campaigns garnered enough votes to feed into an already acute sense of political polarization that was once missing from local school board races. And conservative groups feel they’ve found a playbook for winning more.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-29/despite-statewide-losses-california-conservatives-say-school-board-wars-arent-over

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE

Covina-Valley Unified School District teachers union sets strike date
The union's announcement on Monday comes as negotiations around salary, health and welfare benefits, and changes to special education teacher responsibilities have hampered a deal.
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/11/28/teachers-union-in-the-covina-valley-unified-school-district-set-date-for-a-strike/

KPBS

Low-cost computers available for sale to South County families
Families in the South County have a chance to purchase low-cost computers next weekend as the holiday season gets underway. The San Diego County Office of Education is partnered with the non-profit Computers-2-Kids,offering refurbished desktop, laptop, and tablet devices loaded with educational software for as little as $100.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/education/2022/11/28/low-cost-computers-available-for-sale-to-south-county-families

WHITTIER DAILY NEWS

Norwalk-La Mirada teachers to get 11% pay raise
Teachers in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District will receive an 11% pay raise, retroactive to July 1.
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/11/24/norwalk-la-mirada-teachers-to-get-11-pay-raise/

CALmatters

Screening for adverse childhood experiences is increasing, but are patients getting treatment?
Medi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or other services they may need. Yet getting that helps is key to preventing chronic health or mental health conditions later in life, research finds.
https://calmatters.org/children-and-youth/2022/11/adverse-childhood-experiences-2/

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

Troy High School student selected to speak at Global Health Leaders Conference
Troy High School student Lance Yeh was one of the few students selected from California to present at the Global Health Conference led by Johns Hopkins University students and faculty. At the conference, emerging global health leaders in grades 9-12 from around the world learn from one another and some of the world’s leaders in global health and medicine. In addition to Yeh, other speakers at the conference have included Nobel Laureates, world-renowned professors, humanitarians, researchers, and physicians.
https://fullertonobserver.com/2022/11/28/troy-high-school-student-selected-to-speak-at-global-health-leaders-conference/

California ranks #3 with highest teacher shortage in the country: study
California has the the third highest teacher shortage in the country, according to data analyzed by Scholaroo. The education research firm compiled a list based on a US teacher-to-state population ratio to determine which states are most effected by shortages.
https://www.kget.com/news/california-ranks-3-with-highest-teacher-shortage-in-the-country-study/


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