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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County schools earn 29 medals at the 2023 USAD National Academic Pentathlon |
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More than 250 students from all over the country participated in the 2023 USAD National Academic Pentathlon at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove where local students and teams earned a total of 29 medals. The eighth-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools’ Historic Anaheim Campus took second place at the national championship competition held last weekend, with the curriculum theme “The American Revolution and the New Nation.” |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/orange-county-schools-earn-29-medals-at-the-2023-usad-national-academic-pentathlon/ |
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Orange County student filmmakers win statewide awards for raising mental health awareness |
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Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness are reportedly common for high school students in the US, with 4 in 10 students experiencing these emotions and nearly a quarter of them experiencing thoughts of suicidal ideation, according to a 2021 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help shine a spotlight on these feelings that are often kept in the dark, three Woodbridge High School students portrayed the important role friendship can play in a student’s mental health journey in their short film, “That’s What Friends Are For.” |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/orange-county-student-filmmakers-win-statewide-awards-for-raising-mental-health-awareness/ |
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Mijares: OC’s classified school employees ensure schools run smoothly and students thrive |
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How do we begin to measure the importance of our classified school employees?
If you’re not familiar with the term “classified,” it’s a designation that applies to office clerks, custodians, instructional assistants, technicians, bus drivers, IT professionals, accountants and other non-certificated staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure our schools are running smoothly and that our students have the support they need to thrive.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/mijares-ocs-classified-school-employees-ensure-schools-run-smoothly-and-students-thrive/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Mom says Elk Grove schools’ cap-and-gown policy ignores Native American culture |
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Jessica Lopez objected to school officials initially rejecting her son Louie’s desire to represent his Maidu culture at his Pleasant Grove High School ceremony at Golden 1 Center because school policy barred the adornment of graduation garb with other items. |
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article275525046.html#storylink=cpy |
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EDSOURCE
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Newsom demands information from Florida regarding textbook revisions |
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Concerned about revisions to Florida textbooks related to history and civil rights, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office filed a public records request last week to determine if any of those publishers are also doing business with California. The request, filed with the Florida Department of Education and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, seeks communications between the state and publishers regarding revisions that publishers made to win approval for use in Florida classrooms. “California will not be complicit in Florida’s attempt to whitewash history through laws and backroom deals,” Newsom’s letter said. “California deserves to know whether any of the companies designing textbooks for our state’s classrooms are the same ones kowtowing to Florida’s extremist agenda.” |
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https://edsource.org/updates/newsom-demands-information-from-florida-regarding-textbook-revisions |
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KPBS
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Oceanside students learn how to be TED Talkers |
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Some Oceanside high school students are learning the art of the international phenomenon known as a TED Talk. The video platform famous for spreading ideas and inspiration now wants the input of young people. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. But in the past two decades, the video platform has grown to include talks by experts in science, business, education, and the arts among many other disciplines. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/education/2023/05/22/oceanside-students-learn-how-to-be-ted-talkers |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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LAUSD considers expanding popular math program without clear evidence of effectiveness |
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Twenty kindergartners at Los Angeles Unified’s Coeur d’Alene Avenue School sit on a multi-colored carpet, listening to their teacher present the day’s math lesson.
Projected on the whiteboard are clip art images of a gold coin and a pot of gold against a rainbow background. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and the students at the neighborhood school in Venice are getting ready.
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/lausd-considers-expanding-popular-math-program-without-clear-evidence-of-effectiveness/ |
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