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Several county schools were among those earning recognition in the state’s Civic Learning Awards, which honor achievements in civic engagement in the classroom.
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond co-sponsor the award program, now in its ninth year. They hosted a virtual meeting with the top schools recently.
“I’m so proud of these schools for keeping students engaged in civic learning during a pandemic, especially as our country grapples with serious social and civic conversations and actions that can reimagine governance at all levels,” Thurmond said in a statement.
Cloud Campus in the Encinitas Union School District was among 32 California schools to receive the top-level Civic Learning Award of Excellence. Cloud Campus is a distance-learning option that integrates civics lessons into elementary classrooms. It was offered in 2020 to 430 students. The children participated remotely in activities, including a mo
San Diego schools puts in a new anti-racist system with no grades
The second-largest public school district, San Diego Unified School District in California, has approved major changes to the grading-scale system to fight alleged racism in the classroom. The grading standards will be implemented over the course of the next academic year.
NBC-7 reports the school district will go to mastery of the material instead of grading.
They say data shows black students receive a D or F 20% of the time, white students only receive a D or F 7% of the time, and Asian students even less often. In other words, it must be RAAACIST.
Teaching kids to hate America? Republicans want ‘critical race theory’ out of schools Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Idaho s governor last week signed into law a bill whose purpose, at face value, is noncontroversial. The law prohibits public schools and colleges from teaching that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.
The catch? Baked into the legislation is an effort to stamp out conversations about race and equity. A dozen or so states including Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and West Virginia – have introduced bills that would prohibit schools from teaching divisive, racist or sexist concepts.
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Idaho s governor last week signed into law a bill whose purpose, at face value, is noncontroversial. The law prohibits public schools and colleges from teaching that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.
The catch? Baked into the legislation is an effort to stamp out conversations about race and equity. A dozen or so states including Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and West Virginia – have introduced bills that would prohibit schools from teaching divisive, racist or sexist concepts.
Critics warn these measures are part of a larger movement to draw America’s culture wars into classrooms. And this war centers on a once-obscure legal theory about how the legacy of slavery continues to permeate American society today.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego County began offering vaccines to San Diegans ages 12-15 Thursday, following the California Department of Public Health’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine for that age cohort last night.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup an interstate compact comprised of the public health departments of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado to fight the pandemic approved the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds Wednesday, allowing the county’s 175,864 county youths in that age group to make appointments to receive the shots.
Parental consent is required prior to vaccination for anyone under the age of 18. In addition to parental consent, minors will have to show photo ID and proof of age, or have the parent, guardian or caregiver who accompanies the minor to the appointment verify their age and identity.