A lot of Coronavirus coverage including the herculean effort providing food at Elmhurst, and also some staff stories on the new normal, lots of resources for families, and also some good news as prop 209 is up for repeal. Please read, share, and enjoy what is a slowdown for many of us and extended time with family
Oakland:
- Why We Are Closing our Schools and Others Should Too, Even Though It Will Be Hard
- Steph and Ayesha Curry are helping to provide 1 million meals to Oakland students who can’t attend school due to coronavirus closures
- OUSD schools closing to students as of 6:00 p.m. today-OUSD Press Release
- A’s Donate $100,000 to Help Combat Impact of Coronavirus
- For Low-income Students, Bay Area Districts Rally To Offer Free Meals
- More than 4,000 students fed at OUSD’s first meal giveaway
- ‘Props’: Steph and Ayesha Curry to Donate 1 Million Meals to Oakland Students During Coronavirus School Closures
- Deadline to Accept/Decline Offers Extended
- Teaching in the Time of a Pandemic; A Leader’s Message to Staff
- How Elmhurst is serving East Oakland students during the coronavirus
California:
- California’s affirmative action ban, Proposition 209, targeted for repeal
- How learning will change across California’s K-12 schools amid coronavirus closures
- Confusion reigns as California families ponder coronavirus homeschool
- Is Proposition 209 in the Way of Newsom’s Effort to Close the African American Student Achievement Gap?
- With confused state guidance, shuttered schools flailing to figure out how to teach
- California students enrolled in special education face unique burdens during school closure
- Education and Coronavirus: What’s the Latest?
Other Stories:
Resources:
- Oakland Unified to Provide Free Meals for Kids During Coronavirus Closure
- Middle Schools that Latinx Families Should Consider Based on the latest Data
- Public Elementary Schools Latinx Families Should Consider- Still Time to Apply
- How Parents Can Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine
- At-Home Learning Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Play is more important than ever right now. (Play at Home Resources)
- California Teachers Association Caucus for Educators of Exceptional Children March 2020
- MAP: OUSD giving out free meals to students during shutdown
- Coronavirus Update: Tech Non-Profit In Oakland Loans Devices To Students For Remote Learning
Oakland:
- Why We Are Closing our Schools and Others Should Too, Even Though It Will Be Hard
- Many children rely on school for food, many parents struggle with child care and need to go to work, and our kids need to be in school and learning. All that said, we still should be closing schools. And for the thousands of children that I am responsible for at Education for Change, we are closing our school buildings starting Monday, and moving to a remote instruction model.
- Steph and Ayesha Curry are helping to provide 1 million meals to Oakland students who can’t attend school due to coronavirus closures
- The Golden State Warriors guard and his wife, Ayeesha Curry, are teaming up with a food bank to provide more than 1 million meals to students in Oakland who cannot attend schools due to coronavirus shutdowns.
- OUSD schools closing to students as of 6:00 p.m. today-OUSD Press Release
- As concerns about coronavirus have risen, my leadership team and I have been working closely with the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) and the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE). They have kept us up-to-date on the best recommendations for how to conduct school business during this time of uncertainty. This is why we have kept our schools open until today.As of 6:00 p.m. today, all schools and child development centers within OUSD will be closed to students through at least Sunday, April 5, the end of Spring Break.
- A’s Donate $100,000 to Help Combat Impact of Coronavirus
- The Oakland A’s announced Monday they will donate $100,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) the help it needs in getting food to those in need of it most.
- For Low-income Students, Bay Area Districts Rally To Offer Free Meals
- Bay Area school districts have scrambled to put plans in place to keep feeding low-income students during virus-related school closures. On Monday, March 16, 2020, the first Grab ‘N Go sites welcomed Oakland families.
- More than 4,000 students fed at OUSD’s first meal giveaway
- Second ‘grab-and-go’ event schedule for Thursday; program to fill in gaps while school is closed
- ‘Props’: Steph and Ayesha Curry to Donate 1 Million Meals to Oakland Students During Coronavirus School Closures
- Steph Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry posted a Twitter message on Friday, March 13, and said they’ll give 1 million meals to students in Oakland, California, who won’t be going to school because of the coronavirus.
- Deadline to Accept/Decline Offers Extended
- If you completed an On-Time Application for the 2020-2021 school year, you should have been notified of your lottery results by phone, email, or mail on March 12. Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and school closures, OUSD and Oakland Enrolls have decided to push back the deadline to give families more time to consider their options. The new deadline to accept or decline an offer for enrollment is April 9, 2020. If you do not take action and accept an offer by April 9, you will lose this offer.
- Teaching in the Time of a Pandemic; A Leader’s Message to Staff
- “Our family’s dinner conversation has shifted from silly and interesting stories about our school days, to answering my daughters’ questions about their grandpa, “Mama, will we ever get to see Baba again?” Our lives have changed so dramatically in a matter of days.”
- How Elmhurst is serving East Oakland students during the coronavirus
- When one of our biggest concerns about closing schools is that we have so many students who won’t have access to a warm, safe, dry place to be for 8 hours and won’t have food to eat, we really need to think about what the hell we’re doing in this country.
California:
- California’s affirmative action ban, Proposition 209, targeted for repeal
- California is about to wade back into the fight over affirmative action, nearly a quarter-century after state voters banned the consideration of race and sex in public education, employment and contracting.
- How learning will change across California’s K-12 schools amid coronavirus closures
- California schools facing inevitable closures because of coronavirus outbreaks are finding various ways to keep learning going as students are forced to stay home.
- Confusion reigns as California families ponder coronavirus homeschool
- With the coronavirus pandemic raging and 99% of schools likely closed through summer, state education authorities are urging families to do their best with online classes, PBS and homeschooling. How it all will work out is unclear.
- Is Proposition 209 in the Way of Newsom’s Effort to Close the African American Student Achievement Gap?
- In January when Governor Newsom briefed Californians on his 2020-21 Budget, he said the state’s investment in K-12 education was making progress, but described the progress as “stubborn and slow.”
- With confused state guidance, shuttered schools flailing to figure out how to teach
- California is about to wade back into the fight over affirmative action, nearly a quarter-century after state voters banned the consideration of race and sex in public education, employment and contracting.
- California students enrolled in special education face unique burdens during school closure
- Loss of specialized services, daily routine poses challenges for California’s 800,000 students in special education.
- Education and Coronavirus: What’s the Latest?
- The coronavirus is having an impact on schools and colleges across California and nationally. See below for the latest developments compiled by EdSource staff.
Other Stories:
- Only 10 black students offered admission to Stuyvesant, as efforts to integrate NYC’s specialized high schools flounder
- New York City’s prized specialized high schools will remain starkly segregated as the number of black and Hispanic students offered seats for next year’s freshman class remained stubbornly low, according to education department data released Thursday.
Resources:
- Oakland Unified to Provide Free Meals for Kids During Coronavirus Closure
- With just about every Bay Area school district shutting down, who is making sure kids who need school meals are getting to needy kids?
- Middle Schools that Latinx Families Should Consider Based on the latest Data
- Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make. The new school quality data was released by the state recently, and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and encourage families to visit. Every child is different, and I will break it down into subgroups (schools showing progress with Black, Brown and low income students) in the next few weeks and you can also take a look at the schoolfinder tool to find local schools.
- Public Elementary Schools Latinx Families Should Consider- Still Time to Apply
- Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make. The new school quality data was released by the state recently, and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and encourage families to visit. Every child is different, and I will break it down into subgroups (schools showing progress with Black, Brown and low income students) in the next few weeks and you can also take a look at the schoolfinder tool to find local schools.
- How Parents Can Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine
- As American schools close, parents are suddenly faced with the challenge of keeping their children occupied at home.
- At-Home Learning Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- KQED is offering an at-home learning response to school closures for all children and youth in California. This response includes a new educational schedule for broadcast on KQED Plus in the Bay Area as well as free corresponding digital learning media and activities for at-home learning. KQED is also providing support for teachers and parents in navigating this new learning landscape throughout the state. The Learn At Home educational resources are made possible through an unprecedented collaboration between KQED and PBS SoCal/KCET in Southern California.
- Play is more important than ever right now. (Play at Home Resources)
- Kids need play to stay active and engaged with one another, and to support families and teachers. We want to share our expertise to help keep kids engaged in play during this time.
- California Teachers Association Caucus for Educators of Exceptional Children March 2020
- Our worlds have been turned upside down. Our schools are closed. Our local supermarkets and stores are left with empty shelves. Our families are looking to us educators to provide them with comfort and direction. We, the CTA – Caucus of Educators for Exceptional Children, have put together this list of resources to support you, your family, your students, and their families. We hope that the websites listed below will be of use to you as we enter into these unprecedented times.
- MAP: OUSD giving out free meals to students during shutdown
- The Oakland Unified School District is giving out free meals to its students during school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Coronavirus Update: Tech Non-Profit In Oakland Loans Devices To Students For Remote Learning
- With the coronavirus forcing many California school districts to emphasize online learning, some students are facing a major challenge: they still don’t have computers. The nonprofit company Tech Exchange is helping families in need get computers, internet access and computers skills so students can continue their education for free.
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