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Covid: One Year Later

March 2020 marked a sudden sea change in education in California and around the world as schools shut down and had to find other ways to meet their students needs through distance learning, grab-and-go meal programs, technology support and a whole lot more. One year later, we look back at a year characterized by anxiety, disruption, reckoning and uncertainty. And we look ahead to where we go from here.

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Covid: One Year Later
March 12, 2021

One year later: Covid's impact on California education

For most of California's 10 million K-12 and college students, the beginning of March marks one year of learning online. For the education community, the last 12 months have been characterized by anxiety, disruption, reckoning and uncertainty.

Our interactive timeline takes you through the defining moments.

EdSource staff