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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Anaheim Elementary unveils new electric school buses for 2021-22 |
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A fleet of clean-energy electric buses is making its way to the Anaheim Elementary School District. AESD expects to take possession of eight new electric buses by the fall, but the first four were recently unveiled at the district’s transportation depot. The acquisition was made possible by a California Energy Commission grant designed to further the state’s clean-air goals while supporting the district’s green initiatives. The buses have been funded by the CEC’s School Bus Replacement Program, which aims to swap out diesel-powered buses across the state. Currently, about half of Anaheim Elementary’s 90 school buses run on diesel fuel.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/anaheim-elementary-unveils-new-electric-school-buses-for-2021-22/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Orange County’s community colleges to partially reopen this fall |
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Though Fullerton College officials aren’t ready to bring everyone back just yet, they are adding more in-person classes to course catalogs for the fall semester. Orange County’s other community colleges are taking similar approaches: welcoming some students back in the fall and hoping for a full reopening in the spring. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa is starting by offering a quarter of its courses on campus, while Saddleback College in Mission Viejo will hold nearly half of its courses in person. Social distancing measures are limiting colleges’ ability to reopen completely – officials cited student safety as their primary point of concern.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/23/orange-countys-community-colleges-to-partially-reopen-this-fall/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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It’s Unclear if COVID Lifted OC’s Charter School Enrollment, While Oversight Concerns Swirl |
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There are about 36 charter schools in the county — some which are non-classroom based schools, according to the state’s education department. In the 2020-21 school year, 20,861 students in the county were enrolled in charter schools, while 435,711 schools were enrolled in non-charter schools, according to the California Department of Education. According to the same database, charter school enrollment in the county has been climbing since before the pandemic — from 2.4% in 2014-15 to 4.6% in 2020-21.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/07/its-unclear-if-covid-lifted-ocs-charter-school-enrollment-while-oversight-concerns-swirl/ |
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OC Board of Education to Host Ethnic Studies Forum Amid Misinformation Concerns |
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Orange County’s Board of Education will hold a much anticipated forum Tuesday on ethnic studies courses as local districts add them to their curriculum amid a national debate on how history should be taught in America. The forum is taking place as state lawmakers consider making ethnic studies a graduation requirement for high schoolers across California. Some Orange County parents worry about how the Board of Education forum will portray ethnic studies and fear it might amplify misinformation circulating about the courses. Other parents are concerned about what these classes will teach.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/07/oc-board-of-education-to-host-ethnic-studies-forum-amid-misinformation-concerns/ |
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EDSOURCE
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A rush to calculus leaves some students behind in California |
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Even in the birthplace of microchips and iPhones, unequal access to advanced math starts early for many California students. Luis Castro Limon, an incoming senior in Pomona Unified, has seen the inequity play out firsthand. Limon excels in math, but when he transferred to a new middle school in eighth grade, a counselor rejected his request for advanced math because he didn’t take the school’s seventh-grade math course.
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https://edsource.org/2021/a-rush-to-calculus-leaves-some-students-behind-in-california/65846 |
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Tech support and broadband for all are part of next phase for Oakland students and families |
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Oakland Undivided, a partnership of nonprofits, the City of Oakland and Oakland Unified, has achieved an initial target to close the digital divide: 98% of Oakland’s low-income public school children will start the school year with a computer and working internet at home, compared with 12% before the pandemic. The nonprofit raised $13 million to distribute 25,000 Chromebooks and internet hotspots, it said.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#tech-support-and-broadband-for-all-are-part-of-next-phase-for-oakland-students-and-families |
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MODESTO BEE
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Turlock set to offer limited after-school programs amid historic staffing shortage |
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After an unprecedented delay because of staffing shortages, Turlock and Denair elementary school parents can register their students for limited after-school PLAY programs beginning Thursday.
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https://www.modbee.com/article252959248.html |
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NPR
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No, California Does Not Have A Personal Belief Exemption For COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids |
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A 2015 California law eliminated personal belief exemptions for vaccinations required of children attending schools. Currently, flu, HPV and COVID-19 vaccinations are not on that list. COVID-19 vaccinations have yet to be approved for children under the age of 12. Once they are approved for younger children, it’s unclear whether California will require schoolchildren to get the shot. If officials decide to mandate it, a personal belief exemption may or may not apply.
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https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/07/24/no-california-does-not-have-a-personal-belief-exemption-for-covid-19-vaccines-for-kids/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California inks contract with new 40K-member childcare union |
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At a time when labor unions are struggling across the United States, California on Friday signed a first-time contract with 40,000 childcare providers under a new collective bargaining agreement. With his signature, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom ratified the contact with Child Care Providers United, increased wage rates and began phasing in 200,000 subsidized childcare slots that the governor and advocates said are crucial to reopening a state economy pummeled by the pandemic, by allowing more parents to go back to work.
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https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-government-and-politics-california-ecf40600c46de16e7fb12c3d70d390bf |
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Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US |
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Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes. The specific reasons vary widely. The common denominator: They tried homeschooling on what they thought was a temporary basis and found it beneficial to their children. The surge has been confirmed by the U.S. Census Bureau, which reported in March that the rate of households homeschooling their children rose to 11% by September 2020, more than doubling from 5.4% just six months earlier.
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https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-homeschooling-2f0ac73aa4b9fbfc5f2179103f1a14c4 |
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