Vaccinations

September 14, 2022

California lifts vaccine mandate for school staff

State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón rescinded a public health order requiring that all school employees show proof of vaccination or be tested at least weekly. The new policy is effective Sept. 17.

Diana Lambert

August 10, 2022

What’s new this school year? Changing Covid protocols, universal TK, later start times and more

California's school year will begin with fewer Covid protocols, universal transitional kindergarten, more afterschool programs and community schools, and later start times for older students.

Diana Lambert

February 28, 2022

Los Angeles Unified to expand online learning, improve independent study

Los Angeles Unified is planning to create up to six new online schools, but some parents remain hesitant about the expansion.

Kate Sequeira

February 9, 2022

Failing to enforce California's Covid-19 vaccine mandate may put school districts in financial peril

Districts that defy California vaccine mandates, set to begin in July, could face fines, lose liability insurance coverage and some state funding.

Diana Lambert And Ali Tadayon

February 8, 2022

Lagging vaccinations for kids between ages 5 and 11 prove daunting for California schools

If much larger numbers of young California children are not vaccinated by next term, keeping so many of them out of school and in remote learning will be an educational and political impossibility.

Louis Freedberg

January 20, 2022

A push for California to release youth from state custody amid Covid outbreak

Advocates are calling for early releases from California's youth detention facilities amid their largest Covid-19 outbreak, citing early releases from adult prisons over the past two years.

Betty Márquez Rosales

January 7, 2022

California education issues to watch in 2022 — and predictions of what will happen

Test scores will fall, chronic absences will rise, school funding will soar, with arguments over how to spend it. Bet your Fensters on that.

John Fensterwald And Yuxuan Xie

December 10, 2021

Thousands of California students still lack proof of vaccination despite deadlines

California school districts with strained independent study programs could be scrambling to find enough teachers for unvaccinated students.

Ali Tadayon

November 22, 2021

California districts in areas with low vaccine rates offer incentives to get school staff vaccinated

Some California school districts, struggling with staffing shortages, are paying teachers and other staff to get their Covid-19 vaccine.

Diana Lambert

November 10, 2021

What California parents need to know about Covid vaccinations for children | Quick Guide

Children 5 and older are now eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccination, but widespread misinformation about it has left parents with questions.

Diana Lambert

November 4, 2021

What's next for schools after Covid vaccine OK’d for children?

Some parents are hoping schools will ease masking and testing requirements, but that could still be months away.

Carolyn Jones

October 29, 2021

California school vaccine mandate coming soon, but questions remain

California’s school vaccine mandate is moving closer to reality with the imminent approval of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids, but many are confused.

Diana Lambert

October 18, 2021

Students, staff at mostly rural districts part of one-day vaccine protest

Thousands of California school staff and students didn’t attend school Monday in protest of a state order requiring students to be vaccinated.

Diana Lambert

October 15, 2021

Could new Covid testing and vaccine mandates make school staffing shortages in California worse?

School superintendents, already dealing with severe staff shortages, are concerned that testing and vaccine mandates could make matters worse.

Diana Lambert

October 4, 2021

How California's commitment to safety is leading us out of the pandemic

The history of pandemics illustrates the importance of continued vigilance.

Linda Darling-Hammond