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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Voices United: Tustin Unified fifth-grade honor choir celebrates resilience during a challenging year |
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OCDE Newsroom staff recently came across a video featuring a chorus of young voices from the Tustin Unified School District. As we listened to the choir sing the lyrics “Move along to the song singing in your soul, feel the beat, clap your hands, let it take control,” we couldn’t help but realize that despite the challenges of a non-traditional school year, one thing has remained the same — the show must go on. The honor choir — fittingly named Voices United — is composed of fifth-grade students from every school in Tustin Unified, and for nearly 16 months, they’ve performed 100 percent virtually. On May 24, they released their production of the song “A Walk through Life” by Pink Zebra.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/voices-united-tustin-unified-fifth-grade-choir/ |
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OCDE conference to focus on strengthening school interpretation and translation services |
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Enhancing school-based interpretation and translation services will be the topic of a month-long virtual conference hosted by OCDE’s Educational Services division.
Beginning Sept. 8 and continuing through Oct. 2, the fifth annual Interpreters and Translators Conference will feature 20 live, one-hour sessions on Thursdays and Fridays for four weeks, covering such topics as remote interpreting, cultural challenges, technology, best practices for translations and more.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-conference-to-focus-on-enhancing-interpretation-and-translation-services-2/ |
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USA TODAY
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Will schools and day cares require masks or COVID-19 vaccines in fall 2021? |
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Most of the country's schools and day cares are preparing to reopen this fall for fully in-person instruction and care. But will children and teachers have to wear masks, now that many more adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – and many children ages 12 and over are as well? For that matter, can kids and teachers be required to get the vaccine? We rounded up the basic rules around masks, social distancing and vaccinations. Details can vary significantly between districts and states, and the guidelines are changing, but here's what we know right now.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/06/17/back-to-school-fall-2021-semester-masks-required-covid-vaccine/7657179002/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Why some early childhood advocates want more transitional kindergarten choices |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators plan to use part of the state’s unexpected surplus to expand transitional kindergarten to all California 4-year-olds, making it a new grade in the K-12 public school system. But some early childhood advocates are calling for lawmakers to allow preschools, child care centers and Head Start programs to participate, as well, as part of a “mixed delivery” system.
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https://edsource.org/2021/why-some-early-childhood-advocates-want-more-transitional-kindergarten-choices/656600 |
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Gay, transgender students gain protections under federal anti-discrimination ruling |
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In a reversal from the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday it would enforce laws that protect gay and transgender students from discrimination. The decision by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, issued under Title IX, is based on last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that anti-discrimination laws that based on a person’s sex also include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#gay-transgender-students-gain-protections-under-federal-anti-discrimination-ruling |
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CALmatters
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Summer school options: California hits record enrollment, but is it enough? |
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The stakes are high this summer for South Los Angeles parent Renee Bailey. Her daughter Cali just finished kindergarten, but she spent most of it on a computer screen at home where her reading, arithmetic and handwriting skills all declined.
“Overall, it kind of hindered her self confidence,” Bailey said. “We’re hoping to rebuild that so when she goes into first grade she’ll feel comfortable raising her hand.”
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https://calmatters.org/education/2021/06/summer-school-options-california/ |
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