OCDE Education in the News

Monday, July 18, 2022

OCDE NEWSROOM

Oxford Academy student selected as National Youth Science Camp Delegate

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond included one Orange County scholar as he named four outstanding students as California’s delegates at the 2022 National Youth Science Camp. Rhea Jethvani, a recent graduate of Oxford Academy in the Anaheim Union High School District, was selected along with Maggie Yao from San Diego County and Aadity Sharma and Meghana Balabhadruni from Contra Costa County for demonstrating high achievement and proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

https://newsroom.ocde.us/oxford-academy-student-selected-as-national-youth-science-camp-delegate/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

UC Irvine and other schools reinstate indoor mask mandates amid rising COVID-19 wave

UCI will resume its universal masking policy — which will apply to everyone on campus regardless of vaccination status — on Monday, according to a statement from the university.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-17/uc-irvine-and-other-schools-reinstate-indoor-mask-mandates-amid-rising-covid-19-wave

SACRAMENTO BEE

Swastika on a calculator. Graffiti in halls. Sacramento teachers say school is ignoring racism

Racist graffiti in the halls. Crude comments by students. Oblivious remarks by colleagues. Black teachers at Sacramento’s Rosemont High School say they’ve endured those offenses time and again.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/representation/article263234823.html#storylink=cpy

EDSOURCE

Newsom’s bid to make textbooks free delayed in community colleges central office

More than one year after California lawmakers set aside $115 million to expand free textbook programs across the state’s system of 116 community colleges, the money remains stalled in the state chancellor’s office. The funds have yet to reach the colleges or support the system’s students who often spend hundreds of dollars per semester to buy books.

https://edsource.org/2022/newsoms-bid-to-make-textbooks-free-delayed-in-community-colleges-central-office/675596

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE

Covina-Valley Unified and its teachers can’t reach a deal on a new contract

Negotiations began nearly a year ago for a new contract between Covina-Valley Unified School District and its teachers’ union, the Covina Unified Education Association. But as a new school year approaches, the two sides are stuck. Along the way the union tried to oust Superintendent Elizabeth Eminhizer for various reasons, but was unsuccessful.

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/07/16/covina-valley-unified-and-its-teachers-cant-reach-a-deal-on-a-new-contract-heres-why/

KPBS

Indoor mask requirement returns for San Diego Unified School District

The San Diego Unified School District is requiring indoor masking starting Monday, a result of San Diego County entering the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's high COVID-19 transmission level last week. The school district made the announcement on Friday and will apply to students, teachers and staff attending summer school and summer enrichment programs. Indoor masking will be required at all schools and district offices.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/07/18/indoor-mask-requirement-returns-san-diego-unified-school-district

CALmatters

Dial 988: State’s new mental health crisis hotline debuts

Starting Saturday, people experiencing mental health crises need to remember just three numbers to dial for help: 988. The new federal number — debuting in California and across the country this weekend — is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. Here, advocates say the shortcut will make it simpler for people in crisis to tap into the state’s network of 13 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers. The plan has been in the works for nearly two years.

https://calmatters.org/health/2022/07/california-mental-health-crisis-hotline/

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

New National Park Service program teaches girls about camping and confidence

There’s nothing like spending a night under the stars unless you’ve never spent a night under the stars, in which case it can be a little intimidating. Just ask Diane Romero. “I’ve done cabin camping,” she said, as she scoped out some real estate at Circle X Campground. “Never tent camping.”

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/environment/2022/07/18/new-national-park-service-program-teaches-girls-about-camping-and-confidence

LBUSD students, teachers struggle with pandemic repercussions

When the pandemic overtook the nation more than two years ago and schools were shuttered, the Long Beach Unified School District moved quickly to get technology into the hands of students as learning shifted online. Teachers and administrators had to adapt fast, and students were relegated to the comfort—or discomfort—of their homes. Throughout the pandemic, the concept of “learning loss” emerged: Students were not learning at the rate they previously were. But students were still learning the entire time, according to LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker.

https://lbpost.com/news/lbusd-students-teachers-struggle-with-pandemic-repercussions

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