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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Eight National History Day projects from Orange County are headed to the national finals |
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Following months of research and county-level victories, eight history projects from Orange County were named champions in their respective categories at this year’s National History Day California competition — and now they’re headed to the NHD National Contest in Maryland. In all, 59 middle and high school students will represent California at the national National History Day showdown in June, and more than a quarter of them — 15, to be exact — will come from Orange County campuses.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/eight-national-history-day-projects-from-orange-county-are-headed-to-the-national-finals/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Anaheim teacher arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography |
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On Wednesday, May 19 police arrested a sixth-grade teacher, Joseph Williams Page, 39, of Anaheim, employed by the Anaheim Elementary School District for about five years, on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He is a teacher at James Guinn Elementary School, where he was taken into custody on Wednesday. The arrest did not take place in a classroom or in view of students, Tracey Golden, Anaheim Elementary School District Director of School Safety and Operations, said.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/19/anaheim-teacher-arrested-on-suspicion-of-possessing-child-pornography/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Summer school options grow for students trying to make up for learning loss |
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School districts are beginning to announce in-person summer plans that would not only focus on academic learning, but enrichment programs that would help children with their social and emotional well-being.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article251190344.html |
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EDSOURCE
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How California college savings accounts sow the seeds of higher learning at a young age |
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Giving low-income youth college savings accounts at a young age has emerged as a strategy across California to not only help families build financial assets, but also stoke tangible college aspirations. Such programs have sprung up in Oakland, Los Angeles and several other cities since San Francisco became the first in California in 2011 under then-Mayor Gavin Newsom to give every child entering kindergarten at San Francisco Unified a college savings account with $50 funded by the city and county of San Francisco.
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https://edsource.org/2021/how-college-savings-accounts-sow-the-seeds-of-higher-learning-at-a-young-age/655255 |
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L.A. Unified to launch nation’s largest district college savings account program |
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Los Angeles Unified on Friday plans to launch a student college savings program that will give thousands of first-graders their own college fund. The program, called Opportunity L.A., is set to become the largest school district college savings program in the nation once it enrolls all first-grade students attending district schools.
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https://edsource.org/2021/l-a-unified-to-launch-nations-largest-college-savings-account-program/655207 |
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California math curriculum spurs new controversy about accelerated learning |
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California has a math problem. Nearly a decade after Common Core math standards were adopted in California, the majority of K-12 students are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, and Black and Latino students are underrepresented in rigorous accelerated programs. Now, a state-led recommendation to overhaul math pathways is meeting pushback. |
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-math-guidance-sparks-new-curriculum-controversy-among-parents/655272 |
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KPCC
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Why A Few Big SoCal School Districts Are Sticking With Online Classes Until Summer |
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A number of local schools, including two of Southern California’s largest school districts, have chosen to remain in distance learning mode until the start of summer. Leaders of San Bernardino City Unified — the region’s third-largest district after Los Angeles and Long Beach — decided last November to ride out the academic year in online-only mode. San Bernardino’s not alone. Most students in Santa Ana Unified — the area’s sixth-largest district — also won’t return to campuses this spring. Nor will students in several smaller districts such as Paramount Unified, Montebello Unified and Hacienda La Puente Unified.
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https://laist.com/news/education/coronavirus-schools-not-reopening-san-bernardino-city-santa-ana-unified-sausd-sbcusd |
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KPBS
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Community College Enrollment Drops During Pandemic As Students Prioritize Employment |
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Community colleges faced a grim year as enrollment plummeted across the state during the pandemic, and schools in San Diego were no different. At San Diego City College, where enrollment dropped by nearly 15% between the Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 semesters, officials said the shift to virtual instruction led some students to put their education on pause.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/may/19/community-college-enrollment-drops-during-pandemic/ |
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