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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Mijares: The sky’s the limit on what our students, schools can accomplish this year |
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Back to school season has officially begun, and while the last few years have taught us valuable lessons about making predictions, it is noteworthy that this is the first new school year since 2019 to start without strict requirements for face coverings or contact tracing, bringing us closer to a more traditional school experience. Moving forward, we must continue to be mindful of the less visible impacts of the pandemic, and our schools are well-equipped to do this. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/mijares-the-skys-the-limit-on-what-our-students-schools-can-accomplish-this-year/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Seniors pack supplies to help elementary kids with new school year |
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A handful of students at Palmyra Elementary School will be starting the year off with new school supplies thanks to a local senior living community. Residents at Park Plaza in Orange collected all the things kids might need for a good year of learning, including pencils, notebooks and crayons. And on Tuesday, they packed the supplies into backpacks to be delivered to students. A card, hand-written by a Park Plaza resident, was added for the student. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/23/packing-up-supplies-for-a-good-school-year/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Safety policies and practices a priority as semester launches for Newport-Mesa Unified |
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As students and teachers returned to classrooms this week, Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials continued to amp up their efforts to ensure campuses are prepared for any emergency.“ This year, we are focusing on working collaboratively to increase student achievement, expand whole-student support, improve communications and community engagement, and strategically address our facilities,” said Supt. Wesley Smith in an email Tuesday. |
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https://lat.ms/3RceACF |
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California schools back with fewer COVID rules, lagging vaccine rate. Winter surge coming? |
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California schools reopened for the fall semester with loosened COVID-19 protocols and low student vaccination rates among younger children, presenting a new test for the trajectory of the pandemic as some experts expect another rise in cases when winter arrives. Health experts are watching to see how schools do without expansive masking and testing for COVID-19, especially with many children unvaccinated. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-24/california-schools-have-fewer-covid-rules-lagging-vaccine-rate |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Is Lowell segregated? Here’s how every S.F. school scores on a racial ‘divergence’ index |
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According to a Chronicle analysis of student demographic data from the most recent school year, SFUSD schools remain highly segregated along racial lines. We look at which schools are most diverse and least diverse using an academically-supported formula, and why that might be. Of the 99 non-charter schools analyzed, nearly two-thirds have “highly segregated” student populations. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-schools-17393471.php |
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USA TODAY
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84% of parents learned more about their kids' education during COVID pandemic, study says |
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Schooling during the coronavirus pandemic forced parents to take a hard look at how their children were being educated, and many parents report being more concerned about their children's schooling because of it. A newly released survey by The Harris Poll commissioned by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools took the pulse of parents in the U.S. at the end of the last school year. |
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/08/23/covid-pandemic-parents-children-education/7879697001/ |
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KPBS
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Starting schools later improves student health and performance, research says |
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As schools continue to open across San Diego County for the fall semester, there is a new state law in effect that requires middle schools in the state to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30. The late start law is intended to help young people find more natural sleep patterns which helps brain development. Research shows the additional sleep would result in improved student performance and better physical health. |
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/08/23/starting-schools-later-improves-student-health-and-performance-research-says |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Transitional kindergarten gets a boost in Oakland Unified |
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A growing early childhood program for 4-year-olds who aren’t eligible for kindergarten shows promise and could lead to better academic outcomes later. On a recent weekday morning at Sankofa United Elementary School, two dozen 4-year-olds put on costumes, built block towers as tall as themselves, and drew artistic creations on an easel, as teacher Tamila Jackson went from group to group to encourage her students’ play. |
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https://oaklandside.org/2022/08/23/transitional-kindergarten-gets-a-boost-in-oakland-unified/ |
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