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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County students to explore new frontiers at National History Day contest |
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National History Day will return to Orange County to welcome over 300 young historians who will present their original projects at the two-day competition starting Friday, March 10. Hosted by the Orange County Department of Education, this event will feature students from nine school districts as they showcase exhibits, historical papers, documentaries, websites, posters, performances and — more recently — podcasts for the chance to advance to the state and national finals in the coming months. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/orange-county-students-to-explore-new-frontiers-at-national-history-day-contest/ |
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VIDEO: OCDE, Vanguard University host hybrid conference on human trafficking |
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Determined to fight trafficking and build community to prevent child exploitation, hundreds of people attended the Ensure Justice 2023 conference on March 3 and March 4. “Finding A Way Home” was the theme of the hybrid conference, which featured both in-person and virtual presentations, making it accessible to attendees from Orange County and beyond. It was hosted by Vanguard University and the Orange County Department of Education and presented by the university’s Global Center for Women and Justice in Costa Mesa. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/video-ocde-vanguard-university-host-hybrid-conference-on-human-trafficking/ |
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Need to take a course this summer? Pacific Coast High is enrolling. |
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Orange County high school students who need to catch up on credits or want to get ahead this summer will once again have the option to enroll in Pacific Coast High School’s online program. Administered by the Orange County Department of Education, Pacific Coast High offers courses that meet UC and CSU requirements along with NCAA-approved classes for student-athletes, and most courses can be completed independently. The summer session, which is open to all OC high schoolers, runs July 3 through Aug. 9. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/need-to-take-a-course-this-summer-pacific-coast-high-is-enrolling/ |
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COVID-19 update: New state guidance set to reduce isolation time to five days |
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With an end declared to California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, state health officials have announced updates to several pandemic-era public health orders related to vaccines, masking, isolation and quarantine. One big change that will impact schools is reduced isolation time for individuals recovering from COVID-19. Beginning March 13, a person who has tested positive needs to isolate at home for just five days rather than 10 as long as they’re feeling well, have improving symptoms and are fever-free for 24 hours. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Are young boys of color set up to fail in early education? |
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Toddlers are famous for throwing tantrums, stomping their feet and screaming as tears roll down their chubby cheeks. It’s par for the course of life as a preschool teacher, child care worker or parent that you will have to cope with your fair share of developmentally-appropriate misbehavior, including hitting and biting. And yet not all small children get the benefit of the doubt when they act up in class or on the playground. Some of them get kicked out of school, perhaps derailing their education. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/are-young-boys-of-color-set-up-to-fail-in-early-education/686511 |
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Stockton Unified terminates contract with superintendent |
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Stockton Unified’s school board voted in closed session Feb. 28 to terminate the emeritus contract of Superintendent John Ramirez Jr., following a state audit revealing evidence of potential fraud, according to the Stockton Record. Ramirez will still collect a full salary of $285,000 plus benefits for one year, according to the Record. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/stockton-unified-terminates-contract-with-superintendent |
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West Contra Costa Unified to expand Mandarin dual immersion school |
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By popular demand, West Contra Costa Unified will expand its landmark West County Mandarin School from grades K-6 to TK-8 in the 2024-25 school year. West County Mandarin School was initiated in 2016 and is the first Mandarin dual immersion public school in California to be authorized as an international baccalaureate school. The district’s school board, at a meeting March 1, unanimously voted to expand the program to include grades seven, eight and transitional kindergarten. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/west-contra-costa-unified-to-expand-mandarin-dual-immersion-school |
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DAILY BREEZE
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The Compost: Is classroom air clean enough? |
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Restaurants get routine third-party inspections and public ratings for health and safety. Should schools in California get the same treatment? It’s an issue that saw decades of slow progress amid worsening pollution issues, with testing to show dirty air outside drifts inside classrooms even if windows and doors are closed. That’s of particular concern for Southern California students, parents, teachers and other school staff, since the prevalence of busy freeways, ports, airports and other pollution sources is linked to a range of health and developmental issues. |
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/07/the-compost-is-classroom-air-clean-enough/ |
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Chevron’s robotic dog main attraction at Manhattan Beach student STEM expo |
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Manhattan Beach students received an interactive look at state-of-the-art technology from Chevron during a recent STEM expo at Manhattan Beach Middle School — including a robotic version of man’s best friend. During the expo, which took place earlier this month, Chevron unveiled a robotic dog named Spot 2.0 and other innovations, such as drones the El Segundo refinery uses for safety and technological advances. |
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/08/chevrons-robotic-dog-main-attraction-at-manhattan-beach-student-stem-expo/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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OC parent claims daughter was bullied and called 'slave' at school; calls out district |
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The mother of a Santiago Elementary School 5th grader said she was left with no choice but to hold a demonstration outside the campus Monday after claiming another student attacked her daughter with an offensive, racially charged comment. "They're sweeping it underneath the rug," said Jasmine Harris, who said she was ready to pull her 10-year-old out of the school district. The mother said the incident happened on Wednesday, March 1. |
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https://abc7.com/orange-county-santiago-elementary-school-student-bullied-racial-slurts-at-schools/12923047/ |
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LAUSD service workers move another step closer to a strike |
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The union representing LAUSD’s 30,000 school bus drivers, custodians, and other service workers took another step closer to a strike yesterday in a move that could lead to a shutdown of the nation’s second largest school district. “We are canceling the extension of our current union contract,” said SEIU Local 99 executive director Max Arias at yesterday’s school board meeting. “This includes the no-strike provision.” |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/lausd-service-workers-move-another-step-closer-to-a-strike/ |
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