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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Local students make their best pitches at Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship competition |
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A trio of students from University High School in Irvine recently took third place in a “Shark Tank”-style competition organized by Irvine Valley College’s entrepreneurship program. During the final round of the IVC Idea Pitch Competition on May 12, students made their best five-minute pitches outlining well-defined problems and entrepreneurial solutions, complete with descriptions of their target customers, business models, marketing strategies and pricing. They also shared results of the market testing they conducted while they developed their plans.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/local-students-make-their-best-pitches-at-irvine-valley-college-entrepreneurship-competition/ |
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EDSOURCE
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How parents can prepare kids for first grade post-pandemic |
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Given how many kindergartners struggled with remote learning this year and the many families who opted out of kindergarten during the pandemic, experts say it’s likely a lot of children might need to play catch-up this summer before heading into first grade in the fall. Learning loss is expected to affect younger students and low-income students the most, research suggests.
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https://edsource.org/2021/how-parents-can-prepare-kids-for-1st-grade-post-pandemic/655441 |
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KPCC
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NYC Schools Chancellor Says Her Message To Parents Is Simple: Schools Are Safe |
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New York City schools will reopen in full this fall with no options for virtual learning.
While the decision in New York is being celebrated as an important milestone on the path to returning to some level of normalcy from the pandemic, some parents remain fearful about sending their children back to in-person learning. Meisha Porter, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, has heard those concerns firsthand, but says "our schools have been the safest place in the city."
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https://scpr.org/news/2021/05/25/97940/nyc-schools-chancellor-says-her-message-to-parents/ |
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LAUSD To Return To Full In-Person Classrooms In August |
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L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said today that the district will offer all public school students the option for full-day, on-campus, in-person instruction in August. That includes elementary, middle, and high school students, with older students in middle and high school switching classrooms between periods.
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https://laist.com/news/lausd-to-return-to-full-in-person-classrooms-in-august |
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KPBS
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San Diego County School Officials Expect Full Return To In-Person Learning In Fall |
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School officials across San Diego County are expecting a new normal when the 2021-22 school year starts in the fall, with students in many ways returning to a pre-pandemic learning environment. But they should keep their masks handy. San Diego Unified, the county’s largest school district, will welcome back all students to campuses for full-time in-person instruction, said School Board President Richard Barrera.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/may/24/san-diego-county-school-officials-in-person-fall/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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San Francisco lawmakers: Our city schools exploited state reopening law |
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San Francisco lawmakers on Monday accused their own city's school district of exploiting state reopening incentives, saying they are "gravely concerned" that one of the biggest districts in California has failed to make a genuine effort to welcome back students in-person. Democratic Assemblymembers Phil Ting and David Chiu and Sen. Scott Wiener asked the state not to give San Francisco Unified School District a reopening grant. They called the district's plan to bring back 12th graders for a handful of days "a poor attempt to exploit a perceived legal loophole" in a letter to State Controller Betty Yee and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond |
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https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/05/24/san-francisco-lawmakers-our-city-schools-exploited-state-reopening-law-9426509 |
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As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out |
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Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students will face shorter exams that carry lower stakes, and most families are being given the option to forgo testing entirely. With new flexibility from the Biden administration, states are adopting a patchwork of testing plans that aim to curb the stress of exams while still capturing some data on student learning. The lenient approach means large swaths of students will go untested, shattering hopes for a full picture of how much learning has been set back by the pandemic. |
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https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-education-35ff756639eacd8f472c1b89dd9089cf |
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