OCDE Education in the News

Thursday, May 27, 2021

OCDE NEWSROOM

Two Orange County middle schools earn top honors at the 2021 national Academic Pentathlon

Two middle school teams from Orange County were awarded silver medals in their respective grade levels at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon. The seventh-grade team from Lakeside Middle School in the Irvine Unified School District and the eight-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus both earned second place overall in their grade levels at the May 21 competition, which was held completely online.

https://newsroom.ocde.us/two-orange-county-middle-schools-earn-top-honors-at-the-2021-national-academic-pentathlon/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Tustin High celebrates its Class of 2021, including one senior who won a car

Tustin High saluted its graduates in three ceremonies on Tuesday, May 25. The socially distances events featured cheering families and smiling grads as they accepted their diplomas at the Northrup Stadium on the Tustin High School campus. One highlight of graduation season in the Tustin Unified School District is the awarding of a car to one of the seniors. The car is donated by Tustin Toyota. The winner, Giovanni Andablo, was chosen in a drawing at the most recent school board meeting and announced during the student’s ceremony.

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/26/tustin-high-celebrates-its-class-of-2021-including-one-senior-who-won-a-car/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Prom-ish 2021: Socially distanced dancing, masks and parties in parking lots

Prom-ish 2021: Socially distanced dancing, masks and parties in parking lots Campus parking lots and athletic courts become venues in a scramble to put on last-minute proms for high schoolers grown accustomed to isolation and distance learning.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-27/post-covid-prom-2021-no-slow-dancing-dates-banquets

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

LAUSD to start staffing up for new school year as part of recovery plan

The Los Angeles Unified school board this week authorized district staff to go ahead and hire up to 3,030 new employees for the summer and new school year though the board won’t adopt the 2021-22 budget until next month.

https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/26/lausd-to-start-staffing-up-for-new-school-year-as-part-of-recovery-plan/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

San Diego Unified’s summer school will be bigger than ever

Flush with $450 million of federal COVID relief dollars and tens of millions more in state COVID dollars, San Diego Unified is expanding its summer school options and opening them to all students this year.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-05-26/san-diego-unifieds-summer-school-will-be-bigger-this-year-than-ever

EDSOURCE

Former Gov. Jerry Brown defends Calbright College

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown defends the public online community college he envisioned would take on the for-profit sector.

https://edsource.org/2021/former-gov-jerry-brown-defends-calbright-embattled-online-college/655472

MONTEREY HERALD

Oasis Charter School to remain open after renewal petition approved

The Monterey County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Oasis Charter’s renewal petition Wednesday morning for a five-year term, providing stability to the charter school after the Salinas City Elementary School District board denied the renewal in February.

https://www.montereyherald.com/2021/05/26/salinas-oasis-charter-school-to-remain-open-after-renewal-petition-approved/

KPBS

San Diego Unified Students Now Have Access To Free Summer School, Activities

The San Diego Unified School District and The San Diego Foundation announced Wednesday that more than 65 nonprofits will help deliver the newly created Level Up SD program to tens of thousands of San Diego Unified students who will have free access to in-person morning classroom instruction and afternoon summer activities.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/may/26/san-diego-unified-and-san-diego-foundation-partner/

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

Pasadena parents pressing for commitment from teachers union for schools to reopen full-time in fall

Some Pasadena parents are pushing for a full-time school schedule in the fall. Families created Open PUSD Schools and wrote a letter to both the Pasadena Unified School District and United Teachers of Pasadena asking that classrooms be open five days a week during the 2021-2022 school year.

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2021/05/25/pasadena-parents-pushing-for-schools-to-reopen-full-time-in-fall

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