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OCDE NEWSROOM
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11 OC campuses are named California Distinguished Schools |
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Eleven Orange County secondary schools have earned the state’s highest honor as California Distinguished Schools. The state Department of Education awards eligible schools based on how well they performed against key indicators on the California School Dashboard, which is the state’s accountability system. Indicators include test scores, suspension rates, and conditions and climate.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/11-oc-campuses-are-named-california-distinguished-schools/ |
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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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California cancels sideline cheerleading, citing coronavirus concerns |
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The roar of the crowds is muted this spring, as high school sports continue their return to Southern California. There are a handful of spectators in the stands, sometimes in assigned seating, always 6 feet apart. But under new state guidance, there are no cheerleaders on the sidelines at many games. “Football players are allowed on the field with no masks, but cheerleaders are not,” Riverside mother Allison Yrungaray said. “It just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.”
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https://www.pe.com/2021/03/18/california-cancels-sideline-cheerleading-citing-coronavirus-concerns/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Teachers reflect on a year of Covid: students struggling, others thriving |
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Students and families aren’t the only ones whose lives have been upended by the pandemic. Teachers, too, have had to adjust to an entirely new education landscape — one marked by uncertainty, frustration and seemingly endless hours on Zoom. Since September, EdSource has been tracking families throughout California as they navigate a school year like no other. |
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https://edsource.org/2021/teachers-reflect-on-a-year-of-covid-students-struggling-others-thriving/649705 |
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After 8 hours, 250-plus speakers, California board adopts ethnic studies model curriculum |
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With a March 31 deadline set by the Legislature looming, the State Board of Education unanimously approved a voluntary high school ethnic studies curriculum Thursday after State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and two of the state’s civil rights heroes — labor organizer Dolores Huerta and social justice activist Karen Korematsu — urged them to during a daylong hearing on Thursday.
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https://edsource.org/2021/after-8-hours-250-plus-speakers-california-board-adopts-ethnic-studies-model-curriculum/651641 |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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Pomona-born astronaut answers students’ questions from orbiting space station |
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Elijah Cole, a student at Etiwanda High School, asked Pomona-born astronaut Victor Glover to name the most beautiful thing he’s seen during his time aboard the International Space Station. Glover, 44, a 1994 graduate of Ontario High School, which along with Etiwanda High is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, didn’t hesitate: “The Earth is by far the most beautiful thing I’ve seen,” began Glover, during a live broadcast Thursday, March 18, from inside the orbiting station 254 miles above the planet. |
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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2021/03/18/pomona-born-astronaut-answers-students-questions-from-orbiting-space-station/ |
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NPR
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CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for schools. On Friday, the agency announced it "now recommends that, with universal masking, students should maintain a distance of at least 3 feet in classroom settings.” Previously the guidance stated, "Physical distancing (at least 6 feet) should be maximized to the greatest extent possible." The new guidelines still call for 6 feet of distance between adults and students, as well as in common areas, such as auditoriums, and when masks are off, such as while eating.
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https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/978608714/cdc-says-schools-can-now-space-students-3-feet-apart-rather-than-6 |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California adopts first statewide ethnic studies curriculum |
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As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, the California State Board of Education on Thursday approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, saying the teaching of discrimination and oppression has never been more important. After an eight-hour public meeting Thursday, board members voted unanimously, 11-0, to approve the curriculum it hopes will become a model for other states to follow.
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https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-discrimination-california-f0eb208ca8186466b9271cbc61fa5c2c |
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