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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Educators and law enforcement to convene in OC for 15th annual Safe Schools Conference |
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Continuing a united effort to bolster school safety, more than 500 professionals from education and law enforcement will gather for the 15th annual Safe Schools Conference from July 10 through July 12. The three-day event at Delta Hotels Anaheim Garden Grove will again be hosted by former California Secretary of Education Dave Long through his firm, Dave Long & Associates, in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Featuring scores of workshops and three general sessions, the goal is to increase collaboration, share information and promote best practices for safer school environments. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/educators-and-law-enforcement-convene-in-oc-for-15th-annual-safe-schools-conference/ |
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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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Redlands students among the first to pledge allegiance to the flag |
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At the end of lessons each school day in the mid-1890s, Redlands teacher Mary Fackler would decide if students had behaved and done their schoolwork properly. If all had gone well, one student would be selected to hold a small American flag while the rest of the class was rewarded by being permitted to recite these words: “I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the Republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” No, the kids weren’t wrong in their recitation – this was the original wording of the Pledge of Allegiance more than 125 years ago. They also had no idea that they were among the first students in America to regularly recite the Pledge in a classroom. |
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https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/07/03/redlands-students-among-the-first-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Pandemic babies and toddlers struggle in school, research suggests |
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Pandemic babies, toddlers and preschoolers are now becoming school-age, and the impact of Covid disruptions on them has become undeniable. Many show signs of being developmentally behind, the New York Times reported, which hurts academic ability. Early childhood experts, teachers and parents describe a generation less likely to have age-appropriate skills such as being able to hold a pencil, communicate their needs, identify shapes and letters, manage their emotions and solve problems with peers. Scientific evidence suggests the stress and isolation of the pandemic has affected some young children’s early development and boys may have been more affected than girls, studies have found. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/pandemic-babies-and-toddlers-struggle-in-school-research-suggests |
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A hearing, a unanimous vote and a preview of litigation over a school construction bond |
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A Senate Education Committee hearing Monday produced a unanimous vote in support of a $10 billion school construction bond initiative for the Nov. 5 statewide ballot. It also provided a preview of what likely will be the arguments over an anticipated lawsuit challenging how the state shares funding from state bonds with school districts. The public interest law firm Public Advocates charges that the bond that Californians will vote on will perpetuate a system that will award districts with the highest property values the most state money and harm students in low-wealth districts. It opposes Assembly Bill 247, providing the language for the ballot initiative, and has threatened to sue unless there are substantial changes to the funding arrangement. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/a-hearing-a-unanimous-vote-and-a-preview-of-litigation-over-a-school-construction-bond/715178 |
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$56 million awarded to increase housing support services for transition age foster youth |
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The majority of California’s counties were granted a combined $56 million on Tuesday to aid in the prevention of homelessness among current and former foster youth, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. Young adults exiting the foster care or probation systems face a disproportionate risk of homelessness. The awards announced Tuesday will be provided via the state’s three Transitional Age Youth, or TAY, programs which are administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/56-million-awarded-to-increase-housing-support-services-for-transition-age-foster-youth |
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Puppetry is far more than child’s play for young learners in Oakland |
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Puppetry is more than just child’s play at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland’s iconic storybook theme park. Small children have been stimulated by the wonders of live performance at the Storybook Puppet Theater since 1956, but now they will also be exposed to arts education programming specially crafted for preschool learners. A new puppet education initiative, Puppet Playdates, takes hands-on learning to the next level. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/puppetry-is-far-more-than-childs-play-for-young-learners-in-oakland/715230 |
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KQED
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Recall of Two Sunol School Board Members Appears Headed to Victory |
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A campaign to recall two of the three school board members in the Sunol Glen Unified School District appears headed to victory — with early results Tuesday evening showing that roughly 54% of voters in the rural East Bay community have voted to remove trustee Ryan Jergensen and 53% of voters support the removal of trustee Linda Hurley. The recall marks the latest ouster of local education officials in California accused of pursuing overly conservative policies on gender identity and LGBTQ expression. In Sunol, like other communities this year, the flashpoint was a restriction on flags including the Pride flag. |
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11992881/recall-of-two-sunol-school-board-members-appears-headed-to-victory |
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CALmatters
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Ban on schools’ gender notification policies heads to Newsom. Will he sign it? |
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The battle over trans rights has mostly played out at school boards, but is now erupting in Sacramento as lawmakers seek to limit local authority on the issue. Following a raucous, emotional hearing last week in the Assembly, legislators sent a bill, AB 1955, to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would stop school districts from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or otherwise identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2024/07/trans-youth-california/ |
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