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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Anaheim Union High School District’s iLab inspires students to tackle issues by innovating solutions |
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Countless amounts of automatic hand sanitizer dispensers were installed in response to the pandemic, but recent graduate Thomas Dinh noticed a problem whenever he pulled his hands away from the machines. Excess sanitizer soap or solution can drip onto the ground when someone pulls their hands away too quickly or if the dispenser is malfunctioning. Problems like this — or ones on a more complex scale — are concerns educators from the Anaheim Union High School District want their students to think about and potentially develop solutions that could help make the world a better place. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/anaheim-union-high-school-districts-ilab-inspires-students-to-tackle-issues-by-innovating-solutions/ |
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OC Health Care Agency makes plans to offer vaccine to young children 6 months and older |
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The OC Health Care Agency is preparing to distribute and provide the Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech vaccines to infants and toddlers after they were granted approval by the California Department of Public Health and the Western States Safety Review Workgroup on Sunday, June 19. One day earlier, on June 18, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it was recommending that children 6 months or older receive their COVID-19 vaccination. Approximately 20 million more children are now eligible for the vaccine, according to the CDC. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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The reading wars return: Bay Area schools grapple with phonics versus sight words approach |
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Despite more than 100 years of debate and research, there remains no consensus on how to teach children to read, pitching Bay Area schools and their counterparts across the country into yet another reading war. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/reading-wars-17259317.php |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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San Bernardino schools to rotate administrators while seeking new superintendent |
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With Superintendent Harry “Doc” Ervin set to retire Thursday, June 30, the San Bernardino school board on Tuesday, June 21, approved a plan to rotate administrators in charge until a permanent replacement is found.
The search for Ervin’s successor will begin immediately. However, a new superintendent for the San Bernardino City Unified School District is not expected to be hired until a new board is seated after the November election.
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https://www.sbsun.com/2022/06/22/san-bernardino-schools-to-rotate-administrators-while-seeking-new-superintendent/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Central Unified trustee wants to hear from students ahead of vote on Fresno police |
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The Central Unified school board will consider adding more police officers to the district’s middle schools, similar to what Fresno Unified did on June 15. Some district leaders have said they want to hear more about the issue directly from students. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article262749532.html |
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EDSOURCE
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And the award for education innovation goes to … California |
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The Education Commission of the States has named California this year’s recipient of the Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. “California is demonstrating an intentional, comprehensive investment of funding and other resources that recognize and honor whole-child approaches to education, not only instruction,” the commission wrote, in announcing the award, one of three it presents annually, on Wednesday. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/and-the-award-for-education-innovation-goes-to-california |
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Tutoring options in Los Angeles Unified leave families frustrated |
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Across Los Angeles Unified, tutoring options vary. At Manchester Avenue Elementary in South Los Angeles, Rebecca Jacobo Lopez’s fifth grade daughter had access to support from a tutoring nonprofit. At Melvin Avenue Elementary in Reseda, Arianna Jurado’s first grade daughter received small group tutoring from her teacher. At Bell High School in Bell, Cristina Sanchez’s ninth grade son had access to homework assistance. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/tutoring-opportunities-in-los-angeles-unified-leave-families-frustrated/674378 |
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Strategic plan aims to prepare students for life beyond Los Angeles Unified |
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Los Angeles Unified will spend the next four years building an environment to prepare students for life beyond the classroom. The district’s strategic plan, adopted unanimously alongside the budget Tuesday, will not only focus on providing support for the student through a focus on academic achievement and wellness, but also on creating an environment that will foster that success by equipping community, staff and district with the necessary information and tools to supply that foundation. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/strategic-plan-aims-to-prepare-students-for-life-beyond-los-angeles-unified/674410 |
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SF board votes to return Lowell High School to merit-based system |
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San Francisco’s Lowell High School will return to a merit-based admission system after a 4-3 vote by San Francisco’s school board Wednesday night.
Starting in 2023, freshmen will once again be admitted to the prestigious high school based on their grades and test scores, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. For the past two years, students have been admitted through a lottery system.
The school’s admission system has become a lightning rod in the discussion of equity in the district.
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https://edsource.org/updates/sf-board-votes-to-return-lowell-high-school-to-merit-based-system |
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