Howard Adelman

Oct 8, 2024 | edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton |John Fensterwald |Howard Adelman |Linda Davis Taylor

News Brief Tuesday October 8, 2024 8:19 am Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph is on what district leaders are calling a short-term leave of absence, according to the Mountain View Voice. The district made the announcement in an email to the school community Monday. The email didn’t indicate what prompted the leave, but did say that Cathy Barr, chief academic officer, would take on the duties of superintendent temporarily.

Oct 8, 2024 | edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton |John Fensterwald |Howard Adelman |Linda Davis Taylor

News Brief Tuesday October 8, 2024 10:05 am California and a dozen other states are suing TikTok, claiming the company violated consumer protection laws and contributed to a teen mental health crisis by designing its video app to keep children and teens addicted to it, according to NPR. The lawsuits were filed individually in each state and the District of Columbia Tuesday.

Oct 7, 2024 | edsource.org | Howard Adelman |Linda Davis Taylor

Credit: Alison Yin/EdSourceWhat are education leaders doing about transformingthe way schools address learning, behavior and emotional problems? The current answer, it seems, is: not much. We do see increasing discussions among education leaders about transforming education in general. Naturally, much of the focus is on improving instruction and making major changes in how schools are managed (e.g., financed, administered, held accountable).

Oct 7, 2024 | edsource.org | Howard Adelman |Linda Davis Taylor |Emma Gallegos |Diana Lambert

News Brief Monday October 7, 2024 9:46 am A gay student at the Chino Valley Unified School District claims he has been bullied for over a year, physically injured and called out shamed by marching band administrators. He attributes that to the adoption of anti-LGBT policies that percolated through various districts in the region, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Oct 7, 2024 | edsource.org | Howard Adelman |Linda Davis Taylor |Emma Gallegos |Diana Lambert

News Brief Monday October 7, 2024 9:52 am San Jose’s Hearts and Minds Activity Center is providing a dual daycare program for both children and adults with dementia, NBC Bay Area reported. “There’s a magic going on when the two generations interact together,” Rosa Barneond, who runs the childcare programs, told NBC Bay Area. Every morning at about 10:30, both children and seniors participate in activities together, including crafts and dancing.