OCDE Education in the News

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

OCDE NEWSROOM

Understanding ACEs: Stories of trauma and resilience

Over the past few months, the OCDE Newsroom has cast a light on ACE’s – or Adverse Childhood Experiences. Through the process of exploring ACEs, we’ve discovered that while childhood trauma can have an influence on who we are and how we engage with the world around us, it is resiliency that truly defines who a person becomes. Thankfully, despite tragic situations, some people take their painful experiences and use their stories for the greater good of their communities — and that is where we’d like to focus our attention. Stay tuned as we highlight students, staff and members of our Orange County community who have used their ACEs to grow, learn and build resilience.

https://newsroom.ocde.us/understanding-aces-stories-of-trauma-and-resilience/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Los Angeles schools to remain in hard shutdown for near future, Beutner says

Los Angeles schools will delay in-person student classes and services of any kind while coronavirus infection rates remain high in local communities and teachers remain unvaccinated, Supt. Austin Beutner said Monday.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/la-schools-remain-shut-down-near-future-covid

Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can’t read it. A competition hopes to change that

The challenger sat alone at a square folding table in the center of her teacher’s immaculate living room, stockinged feet whispering against the plush, white carpet, hands poised over a blue Perkins Brailler — something like a manual typewriter crossed with a court reporter’s steno machine. To say the Brailler is loud is an understatement. The force required to emboss Braille paper produces a noise less like typing and more like repeatedly firing a BB gun.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/braille-challenge-spelling-bee-brain-sports

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

LAUSD’s Beutner scolds state, local leaders over inconsistent coronavirus messaging

Superintendent Austin Beutner continued to underscore the need to prioritize school reopenings and chided county and state officials for delivering what he called inconsistent messages.

https://www.dailynews.com/2021/02/01/lausds-beutner-scolds-state-local-leaders-over-inconsistent-coronavirus-messaging/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

Teachers next up for vaccinations; should those now in classroom go first?

As teachers and other school workers approach the next eligibility tier for COVID-19 vaccinations, some educators are asking health officials to prioritize those already working in classrooms.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-02-02/teachers-next-up-for-vaccinations-should-those-now-in-classroom-go-first

EDSOURCE

California schools consider extending school year while mental health remains a concern

As Covid-19 infection rates continue to delay the reopening of many schools across California, some education leaders have floated the idea of extending the school year to address learning loss among students at risk of falling behind. At the same time, concerns about mental health suggest longer may not necessarily be better.

https://edsource.org/2021/california-schools-consider-extending-school-year-while-mental-health-remains-a-concern/647930

DAILY BREEZE

LAUSD hands out 100 millionth meal since the pandemic shuttered schools

On Monday, Feb. 1, about 10-and-a-half months after it began distributing meals to the community, the Los Angeles Unified School District handed out its 100 millionth meal, a grim reminder that many continue to struggle under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, which has now taken the lives of more than 16,700 people in Los Angeles County.

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/02/01/lausd-hands-out-100-millionth-meal-since-the-pandemic-shuttered-schools/

HuffPost

Parents Plead: Hold Them Back A Year, They Haven’t Learned A Thing

After a year of unprecedented disruptions, some parents ― particularly those of children with disabilities ― are asking their school for a redo.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-disabilities-school-grade-retention-covid-19_n_601451e8c5b622df90f3322c

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

Segregation by income increasing in classrooms, new study finds, may reflect influence of wealthy parents

It’s a foundational premise of the American dream: that through hard work and diligent study, young people can use education to access opportunities that were denied to their parents. However, mounting evidence suggests that segregation — not just by race, but also by income — within the school system may stymie those meritocratic aspirations. Income-based school segregation has been steadily increasing over the last 30 years, studies show.

http://laschoolreport.com/segregation-by-income-increasing-in-classrooms-new-study-finds-may-reflect-influence-of-wealthy-parents/

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