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VOICE OF OC
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Newport-Mesa School District Officials Halt Anti-Bias Training in Schools |
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Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials have tabled renewing a contract for bullying prevention and anti-bias training from the Anti-Defamation League to high school student leaders after a local GOP club apparently said the program pushes critical race theory. “I think we need some more information. It has language that we had not seen before and I think it creates issues in our community and we need to do a little bit more research and decide the direction we want to go,” District Board President Karen Yelsey said at the meeting held on July 13.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/07/newport-mesa-school-district-officials-halt-anti-bias-training-in-schools/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Will some Clovis parents lie so kids won’t have to wear masks in school? Trustee hopes not |
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After voting to give parents the option to exempt their children from wearing masks without doctor verification, Clovis Unified trustee Steven Fogg said he hopes parents are truthful when filling out their exemption forms.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article253135203.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Confusion over mask mandate for California schools sparks tension between districts and parents |
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Shifting rules around mask mandates at schools are confusing and angering parents who are focusing their frustration on local school districts. Adding to the confusion: Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to let local school districts decide how to deal with students who refuse to follow the state’s mask mandate. Now, parents who don’t want their children to wear masks are showing up at school board meetings to demand their districts disregard the mandate.
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https://edsource.org/2021/confusion-over-mask-mandate-for-california-schools-sparks-tension-between-districts-and-parents/658759 |
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How savings accounts help students get to college |
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College savings accounts can help cover tuition costs, but some researchers say their real value is more nuanced. The very act of opening a college account for a young child can motivate that student to excel in school and aim for post-secondary education, they say. “Child savings accounts set up these high expectations from a young age,” said Shira Markoff, director of children’s savings at Prosperity Now, a nonprofit focused on closing the racial wealth divide. “It’s a way of saying, ‘Our community believes in you, we’re investing in you, we have high expectations for you.’”
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https://edsource.org/2021/how-savings-accounts-help-students-get-to-college/658644 |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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KPCC
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LAUSD Requiring All Staff And Students, Vaccinated Or Not, To Take COVID-19 Tests Before New School Year Starts |
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Los Angeles Unified School District officials will require all students and employees — whether they’re vaccinated or not — to get a COVID-19 test before the new school year begins on Aug. 16, and to participate in weekly testing once they're back on campuses.
LAUSD leaders, who announced the change in policy Thursday, are planning for a full year of on-campus instruction with few of last spring's pandemic restrictions. District officials had been planning to only require unvaccinated students and staff to take the tests.
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https://laist.com/news/education/coronavirus-lausd-covid19-tests-all-students-staff-vaccinated-unvaccinated-2122schoolyear |
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KPBS
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South Bay Schools Report COVID-19 Cases |
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Schools in the South Bay were the first to open for the new school year and they are the first to have positive COVID-19 cases, with reports from high school and elementary campuses. “You’ve got full classrooms with no physical distancing, so kids are in close contact," said Bob Mueller, the Assistant Incident Commander for COVID-19 Response for the San Diego County Office of Education.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jul/29/south-bay-schools-report-covid-19-cases/ |
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HuffPost
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4 Big Myths About Pandemic Learning Loss, Debunked |
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The past year-plus was like no other in schools across the United States, and experts are just starting to get a handle on the academic toll the rollercoaster of COVID-19 disruptions took on kids. A recent New York Times report suggests, for example, that most children in this country are behind in reading and math — by about four to five months, on average. It’s unsettling news if you’re a parent who wants the best for your child and who has witnessed firsthand just how disruptive this time has already been — with another potentially strange academic year looming just around the corner. With that in mind, HuffPost Parents spoke with several experts about what learning loss is (and isn’t), and what parents can do to help their kiddos now.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pandemic-learning-loss-myths_l_6102ce7de4b000b997df7fa0 |
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