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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: CDC releases first recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated |
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the first set of public health recommendations for people who are fully vaccinated. To be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19, individuals must have received their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine — or a single dose of the newer Johnson & Johnson vaccine — at least two weeks ago.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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VIDEO: OCDE’s new Harbor Learning Center North campus takes shape in Anaheim |
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Thanks to OCDE’s Media Services team, we have a visual update on the new Harbor Learning Center North campus that will serve students enrolled in the department’s alternative education program. As the drone footage above shows, foundations have been poured and some buildings are taking shape on the 3.84-acre site in Anaheim just east of Harbor Boulevard near the 91 Freeway onramp. The long-planned campus is expected to be completed in the spring of 2022. It will accommodate about 350 high school students from Anaheim, Garden Grove and surrounding areas.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/video-harbor-learning-center-north-campus-takes-shape-in-anaheim/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Faces Mounting Calls to Stream Board Meetings, Parents Question What They’re Hiding |
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The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is not broadcasting meetings in which their board of trustees makes decisions on the education of around 24,000 students, while some parents question if they’re hiding things. But that could all change following pressure from not only parents, but Leandra Blades, a trustee who faced opposition from some and support from others in the district for her stances on various issues, including her opposition to ethnic studies courses.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/03/placentia-yorba-linda-school-district-faces-mounting-calls-to-stream-board-meetings-parents-question-what-theyre-hiding/ |
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Will Schools in Orange County’s Hardest Hit Community Reopen Following New Push From State? |
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It’s been almost a year since students in Santa Ana – the city with the most coronavirus cases in Orange County – have been back inside a classroom. But if the Santa Ana Unified School District doesn’t reopen classrooms for kindergarten through second grade students by the end of the month it risks losing out on portions of $6.6 billion from the state as part of a push from Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen schools in California.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/03/will-schools-in-orange-countys-hardest-hit-community-reopen-following-new-push-from-state/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Coastal Commission Opens Climate Video Challenge for Student Filmmakers |
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The California Coastal Commission is inviting middle school and high school students to compete for cash prizes in its climate video challenge—an opportunity for young filmmakers and environmental advocates to address what climate justice looks like to them. Now through March 31, middle school- and high-school-aged students up and down the state can participate in the challenge by putting together short videos (three minutes maximum) that answer this question: “What does climate justice look like to me?”
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/coastal-commission-opens-climate-video-challenge-for-student-filmmakers/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Elementary school students return to a Sacramento County district. But some staying home |
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Students in the Natomas Unified School District continued returning to in-person instruction Monday after the district reopened classes through a staggered schedule this month.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article249736023.html |
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KQED
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'Local Control' in Reopening Debate Puts Scrutiny on Elected School Boards |
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Now, the fate of reopening will likely be decided through the contentious negotiations taking place between school districts and unions representing teachers, bus drivers, custodians and administrators. Many large districts, including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, are unlikely to reopen by April 1, after which, the amount of grant funding in AB 86 starts to decline.
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11863474/local-control-in-reopening-debate-puts-scrutiny-on-elected-school-boards |
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KPCC
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As Schools Reopen, Parents Have To Choose: Send Kids Back Or Keep Them Home? |
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The long wait for schools to reopen is near its end for many families in L.A. County.
The COVID-19 case rate has dipped low enough for elementary schools to reopen, and many already have. Educators are getting vaccines. Governor Gavin Newsom recently struck a deal with the state legislature to provide incentive funds for districts offering in-person classes. Until recently it's been mostly smaller, wealthier districts with lower COVID-19 case rates, including several districts in the South Bay, that have been able to reopen. Now, that's changing, too. This week, the Compton Unified School District is bringing elementary students back to school for hybrid learning. By the end of March, the school districts of Pasadena, Glendale, Downey and Long Beach all plan to do the same.
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https://laist.com/2021/03/08/los_angeles_schools_reopen_students_parents_choices_pandemic.php |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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One year into pandemic, far fewer young students are on target to learn how to read, tests show |
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Twenty percent fewer kindergartners are on track to learn how to read than their peers were at this time last year, and most haven’t made much progress since the fall, according to new assessment data released in February. Thirty-seven percent of this year’s kindergartners are on-track in early reading skills, compared to 55 percent during the 2019-20 school year, just prior to the pandemic. Among first graders, 43 percent are on target, compared to 58 percent last year.
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http://laschoolreport.com/one-year-into-pandemic-far-fewer-young-students-are-on-target-to-learn-how-to-read-tests-show/ |
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