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OCDE NEWSROOM
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VIDEO: Native American Heritage Month interviews share personal stories and historic perspectives |
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In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, the Orange County Department of Education connected with three influential and distinguished community leaders to share different aspects of their education, lives and work.
Hosted by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares, the trio of video interviews marked the latest in a series of online events reflecting the theme “Know My Name, Face and Story” — a call to action that’s been increasingly embraced by educators to promote academic engagement and mental health.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/video-native-american-heritage-month-interviews-share-personal-stories-and-historic-perspectives/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Santa Ana teacher’s aide arrested, suspected of showing underage girls a lewd photo |
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Santa Ana police have arrested a teacher’s aide for allegedly showing a lewd photograph on his cell phone to three juvenile girls as they were walking by his car. Marvin Elias, 21, who police said has been a teacher’s aide at McFadden Institute of Technology since May, was arrested about 3 p.m. Tuesday and booked into Orange County Jail for allegedly depicting harmful matter to a minor and for child annoyance-related charges, police said in a news release. Santa Ana Unified School District spokesperson Fermin Leal confirmed that Elias is an employee at McFadden Institute of Technology, but would not provide further comment, including whether Elias had been place on administrative leave pending the outcome of his criminal case. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/30/santa-ana-police-arrest-teachers-aide-suspected-of-showing-underage-girls-a-lewd-photo/ |
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EDSOURCE
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LA schools grapple with ban on nearby homeless encampments |
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Principal Andrew Conroy ran down to the lower field at Virgil Middle School in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. It was a Wednesday in November during the middle of the school day, and he had just received notice that smoke was blowing over the fence from the homeless encampment that lined the field’s fence. There, at least 10 tents crowded the sidewalk, packed with bikes, tarps and personal belongings as its residents went about their day. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/la-schools-grapple-with-ban-on-nearby-homeless-encampments/681921 |
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Children who breathe polluted air can fall behind in school, study finds |
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Small children living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to be exposed to air pollution, which can harm their cognitive development, according to a study published Wednesday, as the Washington Post reported. Increased exposure to air toxins during infancy, this research suggests, can reduce reading and math abilities and cause children to fall behind at school. While there are certainly other issues that affect school readiness, the study found that exposure to air pollutants accounted for a third of the impact compared to other factors. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/children-who-breathe-polluted-air-can-fall-behind-in-school-study-finds |
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KPBS
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Alpine Union school is ahead of the state timeline in TK education |
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Most California school districts are slowly rolling out transitional kindergarten (TK) programs for 4-year-old children, which was allowed by the new state law that took effect this fall. The universal TK program will be available for free to every 4-year-old in California by 2026 regardless of their family’s income. But the Alpine Union School District is well ahead of the state law. The district’s Creekside Early Learning Center has offered an early admissions preschool program for the past 20 years. It is the only campus in San Diego County just for TK and kindergarten students. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/11/30/alpine-union-school-is-ahead-of-the-state-timeline-in-tk-education |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Big tobacco tries to stop California flavored tobacco ban |
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R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies filed a request Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to impose an emergency order to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month. The ban was first passed by the state legislature two years ago, but it never took effect after tobacco companies gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot. But after nearly two-thirds of voters approved of banning the sale of everything from cotton-candy vaping juice to methanol cigarettes, it is set to go into effect by Dec. 21. |
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https://lbpost.com/news/big-tobacco-tries-to-stop-california-flavored-tobacco-ban |
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Madera Unified gives $5,000 payment to employees |
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A North Valley school district is taking action to say thank you to their employees in a big way. The Student Champion Investment is a one-time payment of $5,000 to every contracted employee in Madera Unified School District. Head custodian Shirley Williams says she was speechless when she learned about the Student Champion Investment. "When I found out, I was over the top. I was ecstatic. I could not believe it," said Williams. |
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https://abc30.com/madera-unified-employees-thank-you-giving-back/12512228/ |
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