April 14, 2021
California governor doubles down on call to reopen schools in the fall
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday reiterated his call for schools to reopen for full-time in-person instruction in the fall.
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March 24, 2021
California lags behind most states in offering fully in-person instruction, new data show
Across the country, 32% of 4th-grade students have been offered hybrid instruction and 47% have been offered fully in-person instruction.
Sydney Johnson
March 23, 2021
Parent group pushes back against Bay Area district’s limited in-person plan
A local parent group is pushing back against a tentative agreement reached Friday between West Contra Costa Unified and its employee unions to offer limited in-person instruction beginning April 19. The group is considering suing the district if it doesn't return to full in-person instruction.
Ali Tadayon
March 18, 2021
Schools chief uses influence to shape policy during pandemic, but lacks power to make big decisions
Thurmond felt pressured by county school superintendents to decree all campuses be closed after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency.
Diana Lambert
March 8, 2021
Bay Area school district among first to announce plans for summer school
West Contra Costa Unified has committed to an in-person summer school program in an effort to reduce learning loss over the past year.
Ali Tadayon
February 19, 2021
California students watch and learn through hands-on projects as Mars rover lands
Teachers have crafted weeks and even months-long lessons culminating with the historic Mars rover landing on Feb. 18.
Sydney Johnson
February 9, 2021
California teachers grapple with grading nearly a year after initial school closures
Many districts are seeing surges in Fs and Ds during distance learning, prompting a revision of expectations and policies around grades.
Sydney Johnson
January 22, 2021
Bay Area district plans to offer distance learning in fall even after campuses reopen
Though it’s unclear when in-person instruction will resume, West Contra Costa Unified is creating a “virtual academy” option for the fall.
Ali Tadayon
January 21, 2021
L.A. Unified experiments with new tutoring program during pandemic
An after-school tutoring program kicked off amid the global health crisis is showing early promise in pockets of Los Angeles Unified, where a drop in grades among students has upended the nation’s second-largest school district’s approach to grading and instruction.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 19, 2021
How one California preschool program is helping youngest learners with math
A state-funded program is designing strategies for families to keep kids learning at home even when in-person preschool is canceled.
Sydney Johnson
January 4, 2021
California schools build local wireless networks to bridge digital divide
School districts and cities are looking to creating their own local Wifi networks as a long term solution to the digital divide, and an alternative to hotspots.
Ali Tadayon And Sydney Johnson
December 24, 2020
Momentum to offer more in-person public school instruction in California comes to a halt
An EdSource survey of the state’s 58 counties shows most California students are learning online, and many districts that had not reopened for face-to-face instruction are postponing their plans, if only temporarily, during current health crisis.
Louis Freedberg And Alexander Montero
December 10, 2020
When helping family comes before going to college
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the college plans for some California freshmen who have had to change their plans so they can help support their families.
Betty Márquez Rosales
November 30, 2020
Early data on learning loss show big drop in math, but not reading skills
The impact from school closures last spring proved worrisome but not as dire as projected by the assessment organization NWEA.
John Fensterwald
November 24, 2020
With classrooms closed, scientists take over virtual STEM lessons in LA Unified
As California faces another coronavirus surge, scientists and museum guides are taking to Zoom to meet students at home.