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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County Children’s Book Festival to promote diversity in literacy |
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The annual Orange County Children’s Book Festival, coming up this weekend on Oct. 2, will star an array of authors — among them actors, designers, animators and space engineers. This event has opened kids’ eyes to new subjects and novels since its inaugural event in 2004. The no-cost, family-friendly day is organized by a team made up almost entirely of volunteers under the leadership of co-founder and Executive Director Pat Burns. In its 19th year, the book celebration once again invites K-12 Orange County students to explore a variety of activities while they discover featured authors. It will be held at Orange Coast College this Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/orange-county-childrens-book-festival-to-promote-diversity-in-literacy/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Man slammed by school employee after running onto O.C. high school football field with ‘vulgar’ flag |
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One of the biggest hits of the Anaheim Katella versus La Palma Kennedy high school football game happened off the field Friday night when a school employee slammed a 20-year-old man who ran onto the field with a “vulgar” flag at Grover Stadium in Anaheim. The incident, which has gone viral on social media, is under investigation by the Anaheim Union High School District, and the Anaheim Police Department said a case was sent over to the city attorney’s office for review. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-26/man-body-slammed-flag-orange-county-high-school-football |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Capo Unified Addresses E-Bike Use with New ‘Safe Routes to School’ Policy |
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Given the rise in use of electric bikes, the Capistrano Unified School District is establishing a policy to govern their use on campus. The CUSD Board of Trustees approved allowing the district to implement a “Safe Routes to School” policy on Wednesday, Sept. 21. In-depth details of the policy were not spelled out during the meeting or in an agenda report. Each school site will develop e-bike procedures.
“Strategies in support of the Safe Routes to School Program shall be based on the grade levels of the students and an assessment of the conditions and needs of each school and the surrounding neighborhoods,” the report said.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/capo-unified-addresses-e-bike-use-with-new-safe-routes-to-school-policy/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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After 20 years of stops and starts, teacher housing breaks ground in San Francisco |
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The school district is moving forward with the $105 million development with 134 units hoping to retain and recruit teachers by providing affordable housing for district staff in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfhousing0926-17468349.php |
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EDSOURCE
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Genentech gives $10 million to K-12 STEM program |
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Genentech, the biotechnology giant, announced Monday it would invest $10 million in a nationwide K-12 school STEM program that originated in South San Francisco schools. The program, Futurelab+, includes biotechnology curriculum that fits into existing state science standards, training for teachers and a volunteer program that matches biotech professionals with classrooms. The goal is to boost achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics among low-income students and groups that are underrepresented in the biotechnology field. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/genentech-gives-10-million-to-k-12-stem-program |
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Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out |
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A large-scale survey this past summer of California teachers confirms what has emerged as a byproduct of two-plus years of a pandemic: Large numbers of teachers characterize their work as “stressful” and “exhausting.” And nearly twice as many teachers than in the past say that job conditions have changed for the worse. The results of the survey of 4,632 teachers, commissioned by the California Teachers Association and UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, was released on Tuesday. Hart Research Associates administered the survey; all the teachers are CTA members. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/thousands-of-california-teachers-say-they-are-stressed-burned-out/678737 |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California kindergarten saw big enrollment drop during pandemic. What’s happening now? |
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In 2019-20, kindergarten enrollment statewide was 523,009 and it dropped 11.6% in 2020-21 to 462,172. The decrease was even greater — 14% — in Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school system. No grade level suffered a steeper enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic than kindergarten, driven by what many parents saw as the futility of placing a 5-year-old in front of a computer all day. When campuses reopened, enrollment somewhat rebounded, but an overall downward trend deeply worried educators, knowing the harm that missing kindergarten can mean for a child’s development. For that reason, many expressed disappointment that Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday took a step back from a historic expansion of early education by vetoing one bill that would have made kindergarten mandatory and a second bill that would have required school systems to offer a full-day kindergarten. |
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https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2022/09/27/california-kindergarten-saw-big-enrollment-drop-during-pandemic-whats-happening-now/ |
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How LAUSD families can protect student data after district cyberattack |
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A Labor Day weekend cyber attack affecting thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students has families questioning what they can do to keep their information safe. Dr. Joseph Greenfield, Associate Professor of Practice at USC and an expert on digital forensics, offered three tips on how LAUSD students and their parents can keep their private data protected: |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/how-lausd-families-can-protect-student-data-after-district-cyberattack/ |
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