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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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OC won’t start vaccinating teachers, food workers for at least two weeks |
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Orange County will wait at least another two weeks before offering COVID-19 vaccine shots to educators, food service workers and others who are newly eligible under state guidelines, county Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau said Tuesday. Feb. 9. The additional time will help the county get through a waiting list of people 65 and older who haven’t been vaccinated yet, Chau told the Orange County Board of Supervisors. So far, about 100,000 of Orange County’s seniors, plus most of the county’s health care workers who wanted shots, have been inoculated, Chau said – but those two groups together equal more than 700,000 people, and vaccine supplies continue to be limited.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/02/09/oc-wont-start-vaccinating-teachers-food-workers-for-at-least-two-weeks/ |
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Anaheim Union schools allowed to resume sports |
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Anaheim Union High School District announced that its high schools and junior high schools can resume sports practices on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The district had shut down athletics on Dec. 4 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The district has kept its students studying virtually so far this school year because of virus concerns. The start of the 2020-21 high school sports season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CIF State organization then took its three sports seasons – fall, winter and spring – and condensed them into two seasons, Season 1 and Season 2. Whether the sports actually get to compete is determined by what level of restrictions a county falls in according to its level of virus. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/02/09/anaheim-union-schools-allowed-to-resume-sports/ |
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Fiction? Santa Ana teacher’s story of immigrant struggle is something his students recognize |
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Ernesto Cisneros wanted the students he teaches in Santa Ana to read a book in which they’d see themselves. So he wrote one. “Efrén Divided” tells the story of a 12-year-old boy whose mother is picked up at work by U.S. immigration agents and deported to Mexico. The tale of friendship, family and courage in the face of struggle reflects an immigrant experience that, for Cisneros and his students, is all too recognizable. “It’s a story that was inspired by my family and community for my family and community,” said Cisneros, who teaches English at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/02/05/fiction-santa-ana-teachers-story-of-immigrant-struggle-is-something-his-students-recognize/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is Not Video Broadcasting Meetings, so Parents Are |
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Orange County’s Board of Supervisors, cities and some school districts are broadcasting meetings on their websites, on YouTube or are allowing people to attend on Zoom.
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is not. The district is no longer allowing people to call-in to board of education meetings either at a time when public health officials are urging people to stay home. Some parents have been live streaming the meetings on their own and now the board of education could soon decide if the district will do the same. |
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/02/the-placentia-yorba-linda-unified-school-district-is-not-video-broadcasting-meetings-so-parents-are/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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California school reopening deal could come this week, Gavin Newsom says |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are getting close to a deal on reopening elementary schools and hope to announce a final plan this week, the governor said Tuesday morning. Newsom said he met with lawmakers Monday night and that negotiations are progressing. A key sticking point has been vaccines, and whether teachers will need to be vaccinated before returning to classrooms. Teacher unions argue schools shouldn’t require teachers to return unless they’ve been offered the vaccine.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article249124850.html |
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WASHINGTON POST
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Debunking anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.’s claim about ‘suspicious’ coronavirus vaccine deaths, a phony Elon Musk tweet and more news literacy lessons |
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Lessons from the nonprofit News Literacy Project aim to teach students how to distinguish between what is real and what is not in this age of digital communication. The material comes from the project’s newsletter, the Sift, which takes the most recent viral rumors, conspiracy theories, hoaxes and journalistic ethics issues and turns them into timely lessons with discussion prompts and links. The News Literacy Project also offers a program called Checkology, a browser-based platform designed for students in grades six through 12 that helps prepare the next generation to easily identify misinformation. Checkology is available free to educators, students, school districts and parents.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/05/news-literacy-refuting-rfkjr-phony-elon-musk-tweet/ |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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EDSOURCE
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California schools struggle to test English learners’ progress during pandemic |
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Students across California who speak another language at home are starting to take tests this month to see how well they are learning English. For many students it will be the first time they’ve been tested in two years. Due to the pandemic, last year the federal government did not require states to test and report English learners’ language skills. But this year, the federal and state governments are proceeding with the test, even though the pandemic is far from over.
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-schools-struggle-to-test-english-learners-progress-during-pandemic/648365 |
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CALmatters
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Teacher vaccines in California determined by location, luck |
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How soon teachers can expect to get vaccinated depends largely on where they live and could determine whether the bulk of California’s students return to campuses this spring — or next fall. Teacher vaccinations have emerged as a central point of contention in California’s charged debate over reopening schools as unions representing teachers and school employees have listed vaccine access as one of their demands before returning to campuses. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/2021/02/teacher-vaccine-rollout-chaos/ |
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Low kindergarten attendance creates first grade problem |
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Thousands of California families chose to keep their children out of kindergarten this past year, opting instead for other in person programs or no school at all. That means thousands — or potentially tens of thousands — more children than usual will be hitting first grade next school year without having been through kindergarten, putting even more stress on an already strained system. California is one of 32 states where kindergarten is optional.
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https://calmatters.org/children-youth/2021/02/low-kindergarten-attendance/ |
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