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OCDE NEWSROOM
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US Presidential Scholars program recognizes Corona del Mar High student and teacher |
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A teacher and senior from Corona del Mar High School were selected to be part of the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars and Distinguished Teachers. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. It was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts, along with high school seniors who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/us-presidential-scholars-program-recognizes-corona-del-mar-high-student-and-teacher/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Newport Beach students get into step with kids with developmental disorders through ‘Connect Dance’ |
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On a late Sunday morning, the sound of laughter and music spills out of the clubhouse at the Bonita Creek Park on La Vida. Inside the small, one-room building, kids laugh and scream and sing along to their favorites. They coordinate small dance moves with one another as parents watch on warmly from the sidelines and chat among themselves. Eventually, the music comes to a slow lull as Jessica Grace calls the students to attention along with her cadre of about five teachers — varying between the ages of 16 and 18 — to answer the question of the day: “What’s one thing you like to do on Saturdays?” |
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-05-13/newport-beach-students-connect-with-kids-with-disabilities-through-connect-dance |
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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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Student Medical Records May Have Been Taken in San Diego Unified Hack |
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San Diego Unified officials discovered the hack on Oct. 25, 2022. They notified parents more than a month later, but released few details about the attack. In December, NBC 7 confirmed that the personal information of many district employees was compromised in the breach. The new letter obtained by Voice of San Diego is the first admission that children’s medical information was involved. |
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https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/05/12/student-medical-records-may-have-been-taken-in-san-diego-unified-hack/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Gov. Newsom's May revisions protect education priorities, cut $4.3 billion in one-time funding |
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Reflecting a further erosion in state revenues, Gov. Gavin Newsom is budgeting $2 billion less for TK-12 and community colleges for the coming fiscal year than he proposed five months ago. In his May budget revision for 2023-24, which Newsom presented Friday, school districts and community colleges would receive $106.8 billion through Proposition 98, the formula that determines the portion of the state’s general fund that goes to education. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/newsom-revises-funding-downward-for-tk-12-community-colleges-in-2023-24-amid-uncertainty/690519 |
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Author of bill to tie school employees' raises to funding formula increases makes big concession |
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The author of legislation that would raise funding under the Local Control Funding Formula to pay for a 50% wage increase for school staff over seven years has agreed to drop a key provision to mollify critics. It’s too early in the legislative process to determine whether they will be satisfied. As amended, Assembly Bill 938 would set the goal of increasing the base level of funding for LCFF by 50% by 2030-31. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/author-of-bill-to-tie-school-employees-raises-to-funding-formula-increases-makes-big-concession/690577 |
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Mandatory dyslexia screening clears major hurdle in Newsom budget |
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After years of fierce debate, mandatory dyslexia screening is significantly closer to reality for California schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his budget revision released Friday, set aside $1 million for teacher training and a requirement that schools screen all children in kindergarten through second grade for risks of dyslexia and other reading disorders, beginning in 2025-26. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/mandatory-dyslexia-screening-clears-major-hurdle-in-newsom-budget/690580 |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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What you need to know about Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $31.5 billion deficit |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom detailed plans to begin to bridle his progressive policy agenda to offset an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit for the state during a presentation Friday explaining his revised spending proposal. The state expects tax collection to fall short of the money allocated for programs essential to millions of Californians in the upcoming budget year, forcing the governor to take a more conservative spending approach while trying to protect much of his marquee programs. |
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https://bit.ly/41BYyGT |
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Oakland students to return to class after district, striking teachers reach deal |
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Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and teachers announced a tentative deal to end a strike that had kept 34,000 students out of school for more than a week.
Monday will be a transition day with schools open to students, but teachers will not be expected in classrooms for full-time instruction until Tuesday.
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https://apnews.com/article/oakland-teacher-strike-b8ee1e199d738f58cd3f1d1416cfa6ac |
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School provides unique help for homeless students |
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Students struggling with issues related to homelessness are finding help at a school in San Diego that specifically nurtures unhoused children. When Zaira Martinez waters the plants in her school’s garden, she sees it as a starting point for nourishing her students as well. She said bringing them out here is a great way to turn bad days around. Monarch School exclusively teaches San Diego’s homeless youth from kindergarten through 12th grade. Martinez knows the struggles they face personally. When she was a teenager, her mother left an abusive relationship and for a while they didn’t have a place to call home. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2023/05/05/school-provides-unique-help-for-unhoused-students |
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