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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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Antisemitism concerns arise over item in Temecula Valley High yearbook |
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An item in a high school yearbook mislabeling Israel as Palestine has sparked controversy in the Temecula community and has the school district looking into further action.
In a section highlighting world events in the 2023-24 Temecula Valley High School yearbook, a close-up map of Gaza and Israel labeled parts of Israel as Palestine.
The entry was paired with a caption that “is not complete in its characterization of the cause and effect of the conflict,” said a letter to the community from Temecula Valley Unified School District Superintendent Gary Woods.
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https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/06/21/antisemitism-concerns-arise-over-item-in-temecula-valley-high-yearbook/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Talks continue past deadline for placing school bond on the November ballot |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are continuing negotiations for a school construction bond, assuming the secretary of state will grant a waiver for a few more days to develop language for the statewide ballot. The deadline for the Legislature’s approval technically expired on Monday, 130 days before the Nov. 5 election.
A person familiar with the discussions said that talks are focusing on a $10 billion bond for TK-12 and community colleges.
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https://edsource.org/updates/talks-continue-past-deadline-for-placing-school-bond-on-the-november-ballot |
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NPR
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Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn? |
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Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn?
America’s schools received an unprecedented $190 billion in federal emergency funding during the pandemic. Since then, one big question has loomed over them: Did that historic infusion of federal relief help students make up for the learning they missed? Two new research studies, conducted separately but both released on Wednesday, offer the first answer to that question: Yes, the money made a meaningful difference. But both studies come with context and caveats that, along with that headline finding, require some unpacking.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/06/18/nx-s1-5010963/schools-aid-students-pandemic |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Students give schools B- grade |
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U.S. students from fifth to 12th grade have given their schools a B- grade for the second year in a row, according to the Gallup and Walton Family Foundation Student Report Card released Tuesday. That average grade results from 26 percent of students giving their school an A, 38 percent a B, and 36 percent a C or lower, according to the report card. The scores for schools get worse from lower-income students, which Gallup defines as those qualifying for free or reduced lunch, who rank their schools at a B-, while affluent students give their institutions a B. |
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https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4738611-american-students-grade-schools-gallup/ |
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JUMP In: Math tutoring program slows pace, builds a repetition and get results |
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As a student, JUMP math curriculum creator John Mighton remembers struggling with the subject and then quickly beginning to panic as he fell behind. The fast pace of the curriculum he was taught prevented him from catching up and then his anxieties about being too slow got the best of him. “I would always compare myself to the kids who seemed to get things immediately,” Mighton said. “I gave up all the time. I really thought you have to be born with a gift for math to do well and I clearly don’t have it.” |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/jump-in-math-tutoring-program-slows-pace-builds-a-repetition-and-get-results/ |
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Yet-to-open elementary school’s future is uncertain as SFUSD plans closures |
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As the San Francisco Unified School District prepares to close school sites by fall 2025, the future of the still-under-construction Mission Bay School is uncertain.
SFUSD’s Bond Program Communications Director Kate Levitt shared concerns that Mission Bay could be among the schools on the chopping block while speaking at a Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure meeting last week, at which district officials were asked to give updates on the project’s enrollment planning.
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https://bit.ly/3VZqJQw |
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County Education’s Custom Computer Games Open Doors for Severely Disabled Students |
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Although he’s 19, Jaylyn Morris has never been able to play a video game, simply watching his brother play. Morris lives with cerebral palsy and a traumatic brain injury that has robbed him of mobility and the ability to speak. But earlier this year, Morris played a video game with equipment that was specially made for him and other children with severe disabilities. The opportunity for Jaylyn was provided by educators at the San Diego County Office of Education’s Innovation Center, a two-story building in Linda Vista that offers high-tech classes and workshops to students in the region. |
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https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2024/06/22/county-educations-custom-computer-games-open-doors-for-severely-disabled-students/ |
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