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CBS News
3 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Sacramento Unified hosts job fair in effort to fill hundreds of positions before next year
Sacramento Unified holds job fair in effort to fill open roles before next year Sacramento Unified holds job fair in effort to fill open roles before next year Sacramento Unified holds job fair in effort to fill open roles before next year SACRAMENTO – As the school year comes to a close, the job of making sure there are enough teachers for next year begins. For years, California has struggled with a teacher shortage and that's led to some local districts boosting salaries and benefits. "We need about 110 teachers right now," said Tiffany Smith-Simmons, the Sacramento Unified School District director of talent management. The SUSD is trying to find enough staff before school resumes in the fall. They're also looking for other positions, like instructional aids, bus drivers, campus monitors and custodians. "We probably have just under 300 total job openings," Smith-Simmons said. The district held a job fair Friday afternoon, a one-stop shop for candidates that includes interviews on the spot, along with medical testing and fingerprinting. "A lot of job fairs aren't quite as proactive in the way of on-site interviews and things like that," said applicant David Gustavson. So what's the starting salary for a teacher in Sacramento right now? "$62,000 for a teacher," Smith-Simmons said. But the school district's biggest selling point may be the benefits, which include 100% health care coverage and 71 days off each year. "You have two weeks off in December for winter break, we have a week off for spring break, we also have a fall break in November," Smith-Simmons said. "That's great, that's one of the reasons why because you can travel in the summer and then go back to work you don't have to worry about requesting time off for Christmas or Thanksgiving," said applicant Maya Kesselring-Bursby. California is now starting to make progress in solving the teacher shortage crisis. For the first time since the pandemic, the number of new teaching credentials is up, growing 18% this year. Sacramento's district said it's determined to have enough qualified educators by the time classes start in August. "Each classroom will be fully staffed with a fully credentialed teacher," Smith-Simmons said. Part of the job fair was also dedicated towards offering entry-level jobs to the district's 2,700 high school seniors who graduate next week.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
How cell phone rules will change at San Diego schools next year
SAN DIEGO (FOX5/KUSI)–The way students use their cell phones at San Diego Unified schools is set to change next school year as a result of the Phone-Free School Act, a new California law. 'It's something that we all carry, so it is a tool. So then how do we become purposeful about using the tool as a tool and not as—I'm going to call it a cell phone addiction,' said Dr. Fabiola Bagula, interim superintendent for SUSD. She said that when the law was passed, she went straight to the students. 'If this is a rule that is going to be for them, then I would like them to have a hand in designing it and what it might mean. One of the things that they said was, if you engage us, we're actually not on our phones. They said, 'Ma'am, we haven't reached for our phones while you're talking to us now,'' said Dr. Bagula. She said students had already reviewed all the policies in place at San Diego Unified schools and helped create the uniform policy on the table, which is based on grade level. Middle schoolers wouldn't be able to use their cell phones during school hours and would have to put them in designated areas. High schoolers will only be able to use phones before or after school, during lunch or during passing periods. They will only be able to use them in class if they have written permission from the school's principal. Every classroom will have a designated phone storage system for students to store their phones during class. Proposed consequences could mean that their teacher can confiscate the student's phone until the end of class or until their parent retrieves it. 'Getting your cell phone taken away is a consequence, but it shouldn't be so drastic that you end up losing privileges or anything like that. So we are still in the process of communicating and designing what an adequate consequence would be,' said Dr. Bagula. Bagula says students also suggested including fourth and fifth graders to prepare for the rules they will eventually have to follow. 'After we reach it and we land on the policy, can we send a letter home to parents with a couple of articles about how cell phones impact our brain, impact our development and actually contribute to bullying in social media and then have some questions so they can actually have family conversations during dinner,'' said Dr. Bagula. Bagula plans to follow through with those suggestions, but before she can do that, she is waiting to hear from parents via an online survey about their thoughts regarding the rules on the table. Leaders will review the responses, bring the rules to the school board and the new rules will go into place next school year. All California school districts have until July 2026 to finalize rules. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
USDE yield strategy explained: Ethena and FalconX execs break It down
Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to innovate with yield-bearing stablecoins, and one of the newest products generating buzz is USDE — a token backed by a hybrid strategy of crypto and traditional markets. Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs, told David Brickell - Head of International Distribution at FRNT Financial on Crypto Options Unplugged by Deribit podcast that the platform uses BTC and SOL collateral alongside one short positions on both perpetuals and futures to generate yield. When conditions shift, Ethena can rotate into USDtb — a Treasury-backed model — capturing legacy market rates. 'On rough numbers, the average APR you saw from SUSD in the last year was 18% for the average through 2024,' Young noted. A unique aspect of USDE is its two-token model: the basic USDE for transactions and SUSD for staking. The design lets Ethena benefit when users don't stake. 'We did have periods where we're capturing 50%, 60% of the entire rate back to Ethena in the beginning,' Young said, adding that this margin is often used to amplify yield to stakers. Ethena's B2B integration with centralized exchanges further boosts usability. 'All the centralized exchanges... just airdrop the implied return to their users on a daily basis with no withdrawal queue,' Young said, highlighting the daily liquidity advantage. Another key insight is how USDE impacts exchange dynamics, especially on platforms like Deribit. 'You're importing higher funding rates from different exchanges onto Deribit... transforming [positions] from a negative carry position to one that's extremely positive,' Young explained. Joshua Lim, global co-head of markets at FalconX, emphasized the trading benefits of yield-bearing stablecoins like USDE. 'It obviously is more efficient from a capital usage perspective... especially in underlying assets that are less actively traded,' Lim said. With cross-margining, traders can manage positions without sourcing collateral for each asset individually. USDE is particularly useful as collateral across multiple exchanges. 'It's really interesting to think about USDE... to import risk that lives on centralized exchanges to DeFi,' Lim concluded. As both trading firms and DeFi protocols converge, USDE is emerging as a bridge between yield, liquidity, and next-gen financial infrastructure.
