OCDE Education in the News

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

LOS ANGELES TIMES

DAILY PILOT

O.C. Ed Board balks at punishing Costa Mesa charter school for possible violations

A Costa Mesa charter school has until July 7 to demonstrate how it will correct several operational indiscretions being investigated by county education officials as potential violations, even as the Orange County Board of Education hesitates to take punitive action. Officials say the International School for Science and Culture overreported its enrollment, operated at an improperly zoned site and charged fees for instruction.

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-06-22/o-c-ed-board-balks-at-punishing-costa-mesa-charter-school-for-possible-violations

L.A. Unified board approves record $20-billion budget for pandemic education recovery

The Los Angeles Board of Education approved a record $20-billion budget for the upcoming academic year — a massive influx of funding made possible by pandemic relief money and record state tax revenues.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-23/l-a-school-board-oks-20-billion-budget-for-covid-recovery

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

LAUSD board approves $13.8 billion budget; bid to further cut school police falls short

The Los Angeles Unified school board on Tuesday, June 22, passed a $13.8 billion operating budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1 — a 62% increase over the current year’s budget.

https://www.dailynews.com/2021/06/22/lausd-board-approves-13-8-billion-budget-but-bid-to-further-cut-school-police-falls-short/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

San Diego Unified board approves ethnic studies funding

The San Diego Unified School Board Tuesday night unanimously approved a plan that will include ethnic studies and anti-racism education and training throughout the school district.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-06-22/rally-against-critical-race-theory-held-in-opposition-of-board-of-education

USA TODAY

Supreme Court sides with cheerleader who wrote profane social media post slamming her school

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a former cheerleader who excoriated her school in a profanity-laced post on social media, holding that the punishment of her off-campus speech violated the First Amendment. But the 8-1 ruling left largely unresolved the broader question of when schools may regulate off-campus speech, and when such regulation is off limits.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/23/supreme-court-backs-cheerleader-first-amendment-case/5271055001/

CONTRA COSTA TIMES

West Contra Costa Unified to hire 120 teachers, 20 counselors

The West Contra Costa Unified School District will hire 120 teachers and 20 counselors under terms of a tentative agreement it has reached with the teachers union.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/23/west-contra-costa-unified-to-hire-120-teachers-20-counselors/

EDSOURCE

Southeast LA students highly impacted by pandemic, survey finds

A recent survey by AltaMed Health Services and Great Public Schools Now found that the educational experiences and psychological wellbeing of residents in the southeast Los Angeles region of L.A. County were impacted at higher rates due to pre-existing “social determinants of health that keep them marginalized.”

https://edsource.org/news-updates#southeast-la-students-highly-impacted-by-pandemic-survey-finds

KPCC

LAUSD Board Honors Departing Superintendent Austin Beutner

Los Angeles Unified school board members gave a warm sendoff to the district’s departing superintendent, Austin Beutner, during his final board meeting Tuesday morning. As the superintendent prepares to step down after three years leading the nation’s second-largest school system, even some of Beutner’s former critics offered words of praise.

https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-board-honors-departing-superintendent-austin-beutner

KPBS

Coronado School Board Fires Basketball Coach Following Tortilla-Throwing Incident

The Coronado Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to fire Coronado High School boys' basketball coach JD Laaperi, three days after fans threw tortillas at the opposing team following a championship game. The vote was taken behind closed doors and the board did not comment further. Coronado defeated Escondido's Orange Glen High School 60-57 Saturday for the California Interscholastic Federation Southern California Boys' Basketball Division 4-A regional championship.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jun/23/school-board-fires-coach-following-tortilla/

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

SDG&E Offers Matching Funds to Teachers for Anti-Racism Education at Local Schools

Over the past year, teachers across the San Diego County region and the nation have had many teaching moments related to racial and social justice. To support educators’ ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their classrooms and at their schools, San Diego Gas & Electric has established a new grant program with $250,000 in shareholder funding.

https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2021/06/22/sdge-launches-new-matching-fund-program-for-teachers-to-support-anti-racism-ed-at-schools/

LAUSD Board approves labor deal with teachers for fall campus instruction

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education approved a labor agreement Tuesday with its teachers union for a return to traditional in-person instruction for the 2021-22 school year. The union, United Teachers Los Angeles, announced Thursday that after three days of voting, its membership overwhelming approved the proposed agreement, with 94% voting in favor.

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2021/06/23/lausd-board-approves-labor-deal-with-teachers-for-fall-campus-instruction

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