Coronavirus

March 17, 2020

All four-year public universities in California have now moved classes online

Cal Maritime and UC Merced were the final holdouts in the CSU and UC systems but now say they will move most or all courses online.

March 17, 2020

Give us a tuition break, say California students forced into online university classes

Most colleges and universities will refund housing and dining plans but not tuition; they say online classes worth the costs.

March 17, 2020

Interactive Map: The closing of California school districts

Interactive map: Rural districts join closure list at a quickening pace

Yuxuan Xie, Sydney Johnson, And Daniel J. Willis

Coronavirus

March 16, 2020

California schools, child care centers to get $100 million to disinfect for coronavirus

Lawmakers approve full funding for school closures and lower attendance due to the coronavirus.

March 16, 2020

Disruptions to California community colleges possible into next academic year, chancellor says

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley was also given broad emergency powers to ensure students continue learning amid the coronavirus outbreak.

March 15, 2020

While California holds off on ordering all schools closed, expected closures escalate rapidly throughout state

Over 90 percent of California students are either out of school now or projected to be in the next few days as rural schools also begin to close in larger numbers.

March 15, 2020

In his own words: Gov. Newsom on why he’s not ordering all California schools to close

Newsom said he’s not ready to override superintendents in mainly small, rural districts that will remain open.

March 14, 2020

List of California colleges and universities that have moved classes online

From San Diego to Humboldt, colleges throughout California are suspending in-person classes in response to the threat of coronavirus.

March 14, 2020

Gov. Newsom assures school districts they'll be funded during coronavirus closures

In exchange for the money, districts should provide online learning, and independent study "to the extent feasible," which is puzzling to some.

March 13, 2020

How learning will change across California's K-12 schools amid coronavirus closures

More than 1,200 public and private K-12 schools have announced closures or moved to online learning due to concerns about coronavirus.

Michael Burke And Sydney Johnson

Coronavirus

March 13, 2020

Millions of California students to be out of school as torrent of districts announce closures

Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified become latest California districts to announce temporary closures.

March 13, 2020

College faculty in California scramble to adapt as classes move to online instruction

Colleges and universities are cancelling in-person classes across the state.

March 12, 2020

In his own words: Gov. Newsom on K-12 school closings

Gov. Newsom points to problems in closing them including providing meals to children and that parents who are doctors, nurses, first responders and other emergency personnel may need to stay home to take care of their children.