March 12, 2020

California community colleges begin to move classes online in response to coronavirus

Community colleges across California can skip the usual approval process required for moving classes online.

Michael Burke

March 11, 2020

California county superintendents share concerns about school closures with governor

State gets federal waiver allowing schools to continue providing meals if they close due to coronavirus.

Theresa Harrington

March 11, 2020

Coronavirus could delay standardized testing until later in school year for California students

School districts can't cancel testing without approval, but they can delay it to later in the school year.

Sydney Johnson

March 10, 2020

Colleges in California and nationally move to online instruction in response to coronavirus

Unlike K-12 schools, colleges indicate that they have capacity to deliver online instruction, although not clear how long they would do so in response to virus threat.

Louis Freedberg

March 9, 2020

California health officials issue guidance for schools and colleges, as UC Berkeley also suspends in-person instruction

Separate guidelines are issued for K-12 and higher education institutions, underscoring the different challenges they face.

Louis Freedberg

March 5, 2020

California K-12 schools prepare for coronavirus-related closures

Experts say lack of child care, limited access to internet and computers for some, and teacher training would hinder online learning for many schools.

Sydney Johnson

March 4, 2020

A school playbook for responding to coronavirus

Our response to a potential pandemic should be just as proactive as our planning for natural disasters.

Arun K. Ramanathan

February 28, 2020

California schools prepare for coronavirus outbreak as threat grows

Across the state, school officials announced in emails and via social media that they were reviewing emergency operation plans and asked parents to take precautions similar to those taken during flu season.

Patrick Hoge