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OCDE NEWSROOM
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OCDE makes surprise visits to announce the 2023 Orange County Teachers of the Year |
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Six of the best and brightest teachers in Orange County experienced disruptions in their lesson plans for very good reasons. Over the span of six hours, Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares, along with camera crews, reporters, sponsors and a handful of OCDE representatives on a big yellow bus called the “Prize Patrol,” visited six different campuses to recognize the 2023 Orange County Teachers of the Year. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-makes-surprise-visits-to-announce-the-2023-orange-county-teachers-of-the-year/ |
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13 OC schools honored and considered models for civic engagement |
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More than half of the schools recognized by the California Courts system for engaging their students in civics, particularly during the pandemic, are schools in Orange County. Twenty-five schools and one teacher received the 2022 Civic Learning Award, co-sponsored by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/13-oc-schools-honored-and-considered-models-for-civic-engagement/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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These 6 educators are OC’s newest Teachers of the Year |
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When an announcement went out over the loud speaker at Beckman High School on Tuesday that Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares and Tustin Unified district officials were making a campus visit, science teacher Tracy Dawson assumed some sort of school drill was to follow. But a peek out the window revealed the familiar faces of her siblings, nieces, nephews and parents. “I was like wait, wait, wait,” she said minutes after being surprised with the news she is one of the county’s six 2023 Teacher of the Year recipients (60 were nominated). |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/10/these-6-educators-are-ocs-newest-teachers-of-the-year/ |
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Celebrating OC high school Artist of the Year 2022 winners |
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Seven Orange County high school students were honored Monday evening, May 9, as Artists of the Year for 2022. The students were drawn from 646 nominees put forward by schools and private instructors and chosen by a panel of arts teachers. Certificates were also presented Monday evening to students who were named as finalists in 22 specialties. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/10/celebrating-oc-high-school-artist-of-the-year-2022-winners/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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Who Should Voters Trust to Run Orange County’s Board of Education? |
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Orange County voters are about to pick a new majority on the county board of education, and the race has picked up a lot more focus than usual. In previous elections, board members largely flew under the radar as communities focused on their own local school districts. But over the past two years, several votes by the board majority have catapulted the panel into the local and even national spotlight, making headlines across the country for rejecting the use of masks in schools, and suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over mask mandates. |
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https://voiceofoc.org/2022/05/who-should-voters-trust-to-run-orange-countys-board-of-education/ |
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KQED
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At a Sonoma County High School, Students of Color Demand an End to Racist Harassment |
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Jerry Loya had just transferred to West County High School in Sebastopol and was looking to make new friends when a white student approached him in the hallway.
She asked what ethnicity he was. But before Loya could respond, she said, "You look Indian. I’m going to call you my little Indian friend." She did that for months, even after Loya told her he is not Indian but Black, Mexican and Japanese.
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11913501/at-a-sonoma-county-high-school-students-of-color-demand-an-end-to-racist-harassment |
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NPR
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Sacramento City Unified could extend school year a week to avoid state fine following strike |
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For students at the Sacramento City Unified School District, the current school year could be one week longer. The district plans to make June 16 and 17 full days of instruction and add the week of June 20 to the calendar to finish the year, according to the latest proposals from the Sacramento City Teachers Association and the district. Their suggestions are aimed at recovering the 2,400 instructional minutes students lost in late March and early April due to a district employee strike that lasted eight days. Per California law, the lost time — if not made up — could result in the district paying a $47 million fine to the state. |
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https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/05/10/sacramento-city-unified-could-extend-school-year-a-week-to-avoid-state-fine-following-strike/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Norwalk teacher earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award |
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A Norwalk middle-school teacher was awarded a national Milken Educator Award Tuesday with a $25,000 cash prize for her work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, and was hailed by Oprah Winfrey for being among “the most incredible educators around the country.” Los Alisos STEM Magnet Middle School teacher Angelica Gunderson is the sole educator in California and among more than 60 nationwide to receive the award during the 2021-22 season. She is the first recipient from the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2022/05/10/norwalk-teacher-earns--25-000-milken-educator-award |
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