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OCDE NEWSROOM
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ACCESS students explore Careers Without Borders |
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From actors to astronauts to professional sports hall-of-famers, Careers Without Borders has brought professionals from differing fields to the computer screens of students in alternative education. In 2020, the guest speaker series was created within the Alternative, Community and Correctional Educational Schools and Services program, or ACCESS, at the Orange County Department of Education. Launched by now Assistant Superintendent Vern Burton and Alternative Education Program Specialist Dr. Nathan Goodly, the program was designed to open students up to different career paths and instill confidence in their personal journeys. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/access-students-explore-careers-without-borders/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Santa Ana Unified plans town halls on school safety |
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A day before a shooter killed 19 students and two teachers in Texas last month, a trespasser walked onto an elementary school in Santa Ana and later struck three students with his car after leaving campus. The incidents rattled many Santa Ana families who are left with “a lot of questions about school safety,” said district spokesman Fermin Leal.
In response, the district is holding four town hall meetings on June 27 and July 18 to share information “on ongoing efforts to ensure our schools are among the safest and most nurturing places for children,” Leal said.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/21/santa-ana-unified-plans-town-halls-on-school-safety/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Intelligence is mutable and can be boosted, study says |
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One in five American students will not earn a high school diploma, as UC reports, and young adolescents who fall behind in school risk never catching up, leading to unemployment, poor health and poverty, research has shown. A new University of California Davis study of intermediate school students in urban California and New York, however, gives some hope to underachievers. Researchers found that early interventions with teachers, training students that intelligence is malleable and achievable, caused struggling students to flourish and improve their grades. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/intelligence-is-mutable-and-can-be-boosted-study-says |
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KPBS
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San Diego County offers health through literacy this summer |
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As parents do their best to keep their children safe from COVID-19, San Diego County is now offering them resources for better health through literacy. The county marked the first day of summer Tuesday by launching its Hooray for Reading program. The program includes a website and free resources designed to improve children’s health through reading. Medical data shows a child’s brain is 90% developed by the age of 5. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/06/21/san-diego-county-offers-health-through-literacy-this-summer |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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“A hero to kids”: Celebration of Chris Duddy’s life draws crowd |
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El Morro Principal Chris Duddy was eulogized Monday as a loving father and husband and an educator who had an innate ability to connect with children. Mourners filled the sanctuary at Crossline Community Church in Laguna Hills to celebrate the life of Duddy, 57, who died in his sleep in May. Although many wore Hawaiian shirts as a nod to his love of surfing and carefree spirit, audience members wiped tears away as his 27-year-old daughter, Paige Duddy, spoke from the lectern. |
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/a-hero-to-kids-celebration-of-chris-duddys-life-draws-crowd/ |
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NPR
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6 things we've learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning |
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How did the pandemic disrupt learning for America's more than 50 million K-12 students? For two years, that question has felt immeasurable, like a phantom, though few educators doubted the shadow it cast over children who spent months struggling to learn online. |
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https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1105970186/pandemic-learning-loss-findings |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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The kids hiding in plain sight: Advocates push to collect data on LGBT students |
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With an unprecedented rise in the number of youth identifying as LGBTQ — and equally unprecedented efforts to curtail their rights — a leading national advocacy group is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to add the sexual orientation and gender identity of students and teachers to the data collected in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. |
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https://laschoolreport.com/the-kids-hiding-in-plain-sight-advocates-push-to-collect-data-on-lgbt-students/ |
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U.S. school cafeterias face funding cutbacks as food prices spike |
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Uncertainty is on the menu in school cafeterias across the country. Schools, already wrestling with higher food prices and supply chain disruptions, are about to lose special funding that allowed them to serve more students during the pandemic. A new survey of school districts nationwide, conducted by the School Nutrition Association, reveals 97% of meal programs reported challenges with higher costs, while 98% acknowledged problems getting some menu items. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/news/2022/06/21/u-s--school-cafeterias-face-cutbacks-as-food-prices-spike |
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