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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Los Alamitos school board approves social justice standards, even as opponents express frustration |
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Early Wednesday morning, May 12, nearing the end of a six-hour meeting, the Los Alamitos Unified School District board unanimously approved “social justice” teaching standards, a concept that in recent months has become a lightning rod for controversy.
And although school officials followed the police department’s advice to hold the meeting online, the shuttered district office still attracted face-to-face interaction. About 100 people gathered outside prior to the teleconferenced meeting, most protesting against the new guidelines.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/12/los-alamitos-school-board-approves-social-justice-standards-even-as-opponents-express-frustration/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Sacramento-area high schools are planning in-person graduation ceremonies |
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It’s another sign that life is returning to normal. Students across the Sacramento region will don caps and gowns at the end of May and early June and celebrate with their peers with in-person graduation ceremonies.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article251190694.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Newsom proposes universal transitional kindergarten, new programs for low-income students |
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With eye-popping state revenues feeding an ambitious agenda, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday multi-year plans for transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds, full funding for summer school and after school for 2 million children, hundreds of new service-based community schools and a $2 billion program to set up a $500 college savings account for every low-income child entering public school.
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https://edsource.org/2021/newsom-proposes-universal-transitional-kindergarten-new-programs-for-low-income-students/654508 |
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MODESTO BEE
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Modesto schools’ summer offerings address ‘skyrocketing’ failure, enrichment, special ed |
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A Modesto City Schools district administrator told the Board of Education this week that the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting school closures and distance learning have meant “higher than usual D and F rates.”
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article250864349.html |
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KPBS
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San Diego Unified Outlines Efforts To Diversify Its Teacher And Administrator Ranks |
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San Diego Unified School District officials unveiled plans Tuesday aimed at diversifying the ranks of teachers and other school staff, the latest step in an ongoing effort to address racial inequities at the state’s second-largest school district.
The district will be launching two “pathways” to train both San Diego Unified students and community members to become teachers or district administrators, according to the presentation at the San Diego Unified School Board’s regular meeting.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/may/12/san-diego-unified-outlines-efforts-diversify-its-t/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California governor proposes public school ‘transformation’ |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a “total transformation” of public schools in America’s largest state Wednesday by offering pre-kindergarten to all 4-year-olds, opening up college savings accounts for low-income students and offering universal after-school care in disadvantaged communities. Newsom announced the measures as part of a broad new education spending package made possible by the state’s surprise budget surplus. The surplus means California has about $93.7 billion for public education this year, based on a voter-approved law. That’s $36 billion more than last year and $17.7 billion more than the governor’s initial estimate in January.
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https://apnews.com/article/california-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-education-c4dc90efd2de3059148f50c47d4937cd |
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Capitol's biggest schools clash: To Zoom or not to Zoom? |
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The biggest state Capitol battle this spring could pit California leaders against local school officials, civil rights groups and teachers unions over whether there's a permanent place for Zoom school in the public education system. Gov. Gavin Newsom and powerful California lawmakers are standing firm against allowing distance learning next school year, saying that children are best served by returning to classrooms for social and academic reasons.
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https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/05/11/capitols-biggest-schools-clash-to-zoom-or-not-to-zoom-1380521 |
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As public school enrollment declines, some parents switch to private |
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Rewind just a few months, and Isaiah Leslie’s living room looked very different, having blended work-from-home with supervising school-from-home for his two children. Leslie watched as his 12 year old son and 9 year old daughter struggled adjusting to Zoom classes, however, especially his son. When some of the children of Leslie’s friends returned to classes because their private schools received state waivers, Leslie and his wife began to consider whether they should pull their kids from the public system and go private.
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2021/05/12/public-school-enrollment-declines |
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