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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Newport-Mesa Unified advised to hold off on seeking $688M bond in November |
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Although Newport-Mesa Unified School District voters care deeply about improving the quality of public school education, a stormy election season forecast for November could dash the district’s hopes of passing a $688-million bond to fund such improvements. Such an ask could, alternatively, encounter much smoother sailing were a bond to be floated during the 2026 midterm elections and preceded by a period of robust community outreach and engagement. That was the determination of a bond feasibility survey. |
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-06-27/newport-mesa-unified-advised-to-hold-off-on-seeking-688m-bond-in-november |
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EDSOURCE
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Add personal finance to what every California high school graduate must learn |
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Soon, all California high school students will learn about college grants and loans, how tax rates work, the benefits of insurance and how interest high rates can blow your budget when you miss a payment on a credit card. This week, legislators rushed to pass legislation that would make California the 26th state to require a course in personal finance as a requirement for high school graduation as of 2030-31. A semester of personal finance must be offered in all high schools starting in 2026-27. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/add-personal-finance-to-what-every-california-high-school-graduate-must-learn/715007 |
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County Office of Education can take over West Contra Costa school budget |
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The West Contra Costa Unified School District may be on the verge of turning over control of its budget and day-to-day running of the district to the county after the school board rejected the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan on Wednesday night, limiting the chance of passing a 2024-25 district budget by July 1, as required by state law. Without passing a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) the board cannot vote on the proposed budget, said Kim Moses, associate superintendent of business services at West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). |
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https://edsource.org/2024/county-office-of-education-can-take-over-west-contra-costa-school-budget/714985 |
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KPCC
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California exempts transitional kindergarten students from English-language proficiency test |
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Transitional kindergarten students in the state who speak another language at home no longer have to take an English proficiency assessment. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation this month that exempts 4-year-olds from the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, known as ELPAC. Under state and federal law, school districts must administer the test to students whose primary language is a language other than English within 30 days of enrollment. There are different tests for each grade level, from kindergarten through 12th grade. |
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https://bit.ly/3L3W2DC |
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CALmatters
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Parents’ lawsuit forces California schools to track discrimination against students |
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California will play a more active role in ensuring school districts don’t discriminate against students with disabilities, English learners and Black students, under a legal settlement announced this week. The agreement between the state and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California requires state authorities to visit schools, interview teachers, look at individual students’ records and take more hands-on steps to see if a school has a pattern of discriminating. Specifically, the state will examine whether schools disproportionately suspend Black students or English learners, or deny services to students with disabilities. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2024/06/discrimination-lawsuit/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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OC teacher has read to students every summer for decades |
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Studies show that over the summer vacation, students tend to lose a bit of what they’ve learned in school. It’s called learning loss. A study from Brown University found the average student loses 17-34% of the prior year’s learning over the summer vacation. A newly retired teacher in Buena Park has been helping to keep learning going through the summer by reading to students in a park in town. Leslee Milch has been reading to students every summer for the past 25 years. Kids of all ages are welcome to join her every Wednesday through July 10 for “Read With Me.” |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2024/06/25/teacher-in-oc-has-read-to-students-every-summer-for-decades |
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SD School Board Approves $1.1 Billion Spending Plan, Warns of Coming Shortfall |
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The San Diego Unified School District‘s board has approved a $1.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming school year that officials said keeps intact core initiatives and programs. The board unanimously approved the budget Tuesday, officials said, maintaining visual and performing arts programs, Universal Transitional Kindergarten for all four-year-olds, summer and after-school enrichment programs and middle school sports. Current class-size ratios, free college courses at every high school and no-cost breakfast and lunch for all students also will remain in effect. |
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https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2024/06/27/san-diego-school-board-approves-1-1-billion-spending-plan-but-warns-of-shortfall-to-come/#google_vign |
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