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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Weekly roundup: Ocean View School District basketball team champions inclusion, Westminster boutique for families celebrates one year, and more |
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When it comes to basketball, a lot can happen in a single minute of play — that was the case for the Spring View Spartans when eighth-grader Brandon Parsons hit a three-pointer in the fourth quarter that sealed the deal for the team’s recent districtwide championship win. This school year, when students with disabilities like Brandon joined the boys basketball team at Spring View Middle School, fostering a collaborative team spirit and promoting inclusion became a top priority for all players. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/weekly-roundup-ocean-view-school-district-basketball-team-champions-inclusion-westminster-boutique-for-families-celebrates-on |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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LAUSD, fed up with kids distracted by social media, to consider cellphone ban |
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Los Angeles school officials on Tuesday — fed up with kids distracted by social media and concerned about abuses such as cyberbullying — are poised to join a growing number of school systems across the country that are banning the use of cellphones during the school day. The hope is that a ban would lead to improved learning, less bullying, distraction and anxiety— and more meaningful communication with peers and adults. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-17/l-a-school-officials-will-take-up-campus-cell-phone-ban |
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VOICE OF OC
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Who Will Be Orange County’s Next Superintendent of Schools? |
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Orange County is getting its first new superintendent of schools in over a decade.
On Tuesday, the OC Board of Education will decide on appointing a new superintendent to run the county’s department of education which handles payroll, legal and fiscal guidance for school districts and helping several smaller student populations, including continuation schools. The appointment will replace outgoing Superintendent Al Mijares, who announced his retirement in April amidst his battle with cancer after nearly a year on medical leave.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2024/06/who-will-be-orange-countys-next-superintendent-of-school/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Long-term English learners do worse on tests than peers with fewer years in U.S. schools, data shows |
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Long-term English learners who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for more than six years without becoming proficient in the language do worse on California’s math and English language arts tests than English learners who have been enrolled for fewer than six years. California released data for the first time on long-term English learners’ achievement in standardized tests in math, English language arts and science for the 2022-23 school year, after a bill signed in 2022 required it. Long-term English learners are students who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for six years or more but have not advanced on the English proficiency test in two or more years. The state also released data for those “at risk of becoming long-term English learners,” defined as students who have been enrolled for four or five years and scored at intermediate level or below on the English proficiency test. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/the-longer-a-student-is-an-english-learner-the-worse-they-do-on-tests-data-shows/714110 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Torrance Unified superintendent named to Google technology fellowship |
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Torrance Unified School District Superintendent Tim Stowe has been chosen as a 2024-25 member of the Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship, which focuses on the impacts of rapidly evolving technology, such as artificial intelligence, on campuses and students. Stowe will join 25 other fellows in Chicago in July to begin the fellowship, which will run throughout the 2024-2025 school year, to work on “collaborative projects, share insights, and create tangible impacts in the education system,” according to a TUSD press release. |
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/06/14/torrance-unified-superintendent-named-to-google-technology-fellowship/ |
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KPCC
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LAUSD Considers A Phone-Free School Day, For Real This Time |
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Los Angeles Unified School District campuses could become cellphone- and social media-free places. The Los Angeles Unified Board will consider on Tuesday directing staff to collect feedback and create a policy that would ban student phones and social media use from bell to bell. “I think that we can do more to monitor the school day to make sure that kids are focused, that their mental health doesn't suffer, and that they get some more time to just be with one another,” said Board Member Nick Melvoin, who authored the resolution with Board President Jackie Goldberg and member Tanya Ortiz Franklin. |
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https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-los-angeles-unified-cellphone-ban |
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CALmatters
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Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are far apart on college spending as budget deadline nears |
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Within the next week and change, Democrats who control the Legislature and fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reconcile their competing budget plans for higher education in California, with huge implications for student financial aid and the short-term fiscal health of the state’s public universities. At issue is the 2024-25 state budget that begins July 1 and the multibillion-dollar projected deficits California faces. Lawmakers and the governor are in the final, secretive sprint of the annual process to craft the state government’s spending plan. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2024/06/financial-aid-california-budget/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Los Al High graduates 100 percent of class for 2nd year in a row |
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Los Alamitos High School (LAHS) has once again made history by achieving a 100% graduation rate for the second year in a row. This extraordinary accomplishment is a testament to the well-orchestrated, layered systems of support cultivated across various stages of education within the Los Alamitos Unified School District. From preschool through elementary and middle school, and extending into high school, the district has implemented a range of innovative programs designed to support students at every step of their academic journey. These initiatives include student mentor programs, an intervention skills lab, elementary reading labs, Griffin Lab, real-time remediation for high school students, district-wide tutoring programs, social-emotional, and mental health supports, and more. |
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https://event-newsenterprise.com/los-al-high-graduates-100-percent-of-class-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/ |
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Surgeon general asks Congress to require warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes |
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The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,” Murthy said. “Evidence from tobacco studies show that warning labels can increase awareness and change behavior.” |
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https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-social-media-mental-health-df321c791493863001754401676f165c |
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Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids |
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At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent — not to mention a child — is not easy. Using social media platforms is still the default for most American teenagers, with the Pew Research Center reporting that 58% of teens are daily users of TikTok, including 17% who describe their TikTok use as almost constant. About half of teens use Snapchat and Instagram daily, with near-constant use at 14% and 8% for each, respectively. But parents — and even some teens themselves — are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media use on young people. |
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https://apnews.com/article/social-media-warning-murthy-tobacco-061a97b8ee95da1296fb2b7e09607c0a |
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Report: Higher rates of depression, anxiety for LGBTQ teens forcibly outed |
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As more states require schools to out transgender students to their families, a new study links involuntary disclosure of sexual orientation or gender identity to heightened rates of depression and anxiety. One-third of LGBTQ youth outed to their families were more likely to report major symptoms of depression than those who weren’t, according to the University of Connecticut research. Transgender and nonbinary youth who were outed to their parents reported both the highest levels of depression symptoms and lowest amount of family support. |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/report-higher-rates-of-depression-anxiety-for-lgbtq-teens-forcibly-outed/ |
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