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OCDE NEWSROOM
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VIDEO: Santa Ana Unified launches ‘plant-based Wednesdays’ as Universal Meal Program begins |
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Students at public schools across California can continue to receive at least two free meals a day at school this 2022-23 school year, thanks to a state initiative launched during the pandemic. Under the state’s Universal Meals Program, all public school students in grades TK-12, regardless of their parents’ income, are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. Nearly seven years ago, the Santa Ana Unified School District began its own district-wide universal meals program, under the Community Eligibility Provision. The district served nearly 9 million meals during the 2021-22 school year and it expects to provide a similar figure for 2022-23. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/video-santa-ana-unified-launches-plant-based-wednesdays-as-universal-meal-program-begins/ |
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NPR
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California is giving millions of kids up to $1,500 for college or career training. Here’s how to get it. |
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Millions of kids in California can now claim at least $50 to put toward post-high school education, thanks to a new state program that launched earlier this month.
The so-called CalKIDS program’s launch comes amid rising concern about college costs in California. It’s the result of a policy effort led by Assembly member Adrin Nazarian (D–North Hollywood), who has been working on related legislation since 2014, and invests seed funding into a college savings plan for newborns and eligible public school students.
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https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/08/17/california-is-giving-millions-of-kids-up-to-1500-for-college-or-career-training-heres-how-to-get-it/ |
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CALmatters
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Frustration spurs California parents to run for school boards |
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Across California, parents’ pandemic-era frustrations over everything from COVID school closures and safety protocols to the power of teachers’ unions are driving them to run for school boards. |
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https://calmatters.org/education/2022/08/school-board-elections/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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$18M deal in lawsuit over boy’s death at California school |
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The parents of an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome who died after falling while strapped to a chair in class five years ago have reached an $18 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against a Southern California school district, attorneys said Wednesday. Lawyers for the family of Moises Murrillo announced the deal during a news conference in the city of La Puente, east of Los Angeles, where he attended Sunset Elementary School. |
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https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-california-los-angeles-7022e37f6e2f648e28fa23889c3822b7 |
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Report: Teacher pay rose just $29 in nearly three decades |
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A new report from the Economic Policy Institute highlights the “increasingly alarming trends” surrounding teacher pay, saying salaries for the profession have not kept up with rising costs of living, goods and other prices – or wages from other industries. The report from EPI tracks the average weekly wage for public school teachers with at least a bachelor’s degree working a full-time job since 1979. At the time, the average weekly salary for a teacher was $1,052 (adjusted for inflation) while other college graduates received an average salary of $1,364 per week, representing a 23% difference between the two group’s earnings. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/news/2022/08/17/us-teacher-pay-wage-gap-education-public-schools-decades |
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After 2 years of advocacy, a student-led green energy plan just became LBUSD policy |
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It’s been a monumental week for climate action in Long Beach. Less than 24 hours after the City Council unanimously approved the Long Beach Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, the Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education also voted to limit carbon emissions and increase its long-term sustainability. On Wednesday evening, the school board unanimously approved Board Proposal 3510.1, better known as the Green School Operations – Energy and Sustainability Policy. |
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https://lbpost.com/news/climate-change/green-schools-climate-change-lbusd-polic-passed-vote |
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