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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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OCSA students promote thrifting, sustainable fashion at campus shopping event |
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These students are saying no to fast fashion, and yes to secondhand shopping.
Students at the Orange County School of the Arts hosted a pop-up thrift shop on campus on Friday, March 24, hoping to raise awareness of the harm the fast-fashion industry can have on the environment. Now in its second year, OCSA Thrift is the brainchild of seniors Jocelyn Wang and London San Luis, who are best friends and co-student body presidents at the school.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/24/ocsa-students-promote-thrifting-sustainable-fashion-at-campus-shopping-event/ |
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Westminster School District hires former Orange Unified superintendent |
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Two months after she was fired from the Orange Unified School District, Gunn Marie Hansen found a new home in Westminster. The Westminster School Board voted unanimously Thursday night, March 23, to hire Hansen as its top administrator. She begins work on April 1. “I am incredibly honored to be the superintendent of the Westminster School District, and I look forward to collaborating with the Board of Education and the entire community of learners to continue to accelerate achievement and develop state-of-the-art programs for students,” Hansen said in a statement ahead of the board’s vote. Hansen last worked at Orange Unified, where she served as superintendent for six of her 13 years there until she was unexpectedly fired on Jan. 5. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/24/westminster-school-district-hires-former-orange-unified-superintendent/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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LAUSD strike may have been illegal — trial can move ahead, labor board says |
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The just-concluded three-day strike that shut down public schools in Los Angeles may have been illegal, according to complaints issued by state regulators, clearing the way for the district’s case against the two unions that walked out to move to a formal hearing. The actions by the California Public Employment Relations Board do not represent a determination that the unions acted illegally. Instead regulators concluded that the Los Angeles Unified School District made a strong enough case to move to the next stage in the legal process. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-24/lausd-strike-illegal-trial-move-ahead-labor-board |
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DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES
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Q&A: 5 questions that arise from LAUSD’s historic labor settlement |
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Despite the deal with the district’s service workers union, much remains to be addressed, including learning loss and negotiations over a new contract with teachers. In the coming weeks, members of SEIU Local 99 — the service workers union representing 30,000 bus drivers, custodians, instructional aides, cafeteria workers and special education assistants — must ratify what is still a tentative agreement. And the district must implement its new contract with the union. |
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https://www.dailynews.com/2023/03/26/qa-5-questions-that-arise-from-lausds-historic-labor-settlement/ |
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KPCC
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LAUSD Reaches Deal With Support Staff On Salary Increases, Other Benefits, After Three-Day Strike Ends |
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The union that represents school support staff in the Los Angeles Unified has reached a tentative agreement with the school district to increase salaries by 30% and provide health care to more members. The deal comes after a three-day strike by bus drivers, cafeteria workers, classroom assistants and other Service Employees International Local 99 members that shut down district schools. The teachers' union, United Teachers Los Angeles, stayed out classrooms in solidarity with the SEIU staff. |
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https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-seiu-local-99-reach-tentative-deal-following-three-day-strike |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Huntington Beach high school protects killdeer bird eggs on school track |
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Marina High School in Huntington Beach may be the home of the Vikings but for the next three to four weeks the campus will make room for a tiny new feathered guest.
The Huntington Beach high school had an unexpected visit from a shorebird known as a killdeer. It landed on the school's football field and laid a handful of eggs on the artificial turf. The mama and her eggs cannot be relocated, according to federal law. School officials said they will suspend all activities on the track until the bird and her babies walk or fly away.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/huntington-beach-high-school-protects-killdeer-bird-eggs-on-school-track/ |
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SFUSD receives grant to teach financial literacy in high schools |
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The San Francisco Unified School District announced it is the first in California to apply for and receive a grant that will allow the district's educators to integrate financial literacy curriculum in high schools. The $130,000 California Access to Financial Education Grant (CAFE) grant will be provided to the SFUSD to allow its educators to integrate personal finance curriculum by nonprofit organization Next Gen Personal Finance into their courses, according to a district statement. |
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https://bit.ly/40Ak3IF |
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Hundreds of Oakland teachers stage walk-off calling for higher pay |
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A few hundred Oakland teachers walked off their campuses Friday to call attention to ongoing contract negotiations between the teachers union and Oakland Unified School District over pay and other working conditions. Educators from 14 middle and high schools joined picket lines at their campuses in the early morning before gathering at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 11 a.m. for a rally and march to the OUSD offices in downtown Oakland. The work stoppage was unauthorized by the Oakland Education Association (OEA) teachers union. |
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https://oaklandside.org/2023/03/24/hundreds-of-oakland-teachers-stage-walk-off-calling-for-higher-pay/ |
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