Ricardo Cano

Members of the Legislature put forward a bill to require schools to reopen by mid-April and guarantee that teachers get offered a COVID-19 vaccine beforehand. The lawmakers have said they’ll vote on the bill next week without hearings and Gov. Gavin Newsom has signaled that he'll veto it if it reaches him.

The California State Department of Public Health has for the first time during the pandemic published public-facing data about which schools in the state have reopened for physical instruction. The maps show a clear difference between rural areas in the state and the most populous school districts, and private schools versus public schools.

Vaccinating teachers has become a central sticking point in talks between districts and unions for returning students in person. Limited vaccine supply and a rapidly approaching end of the school year could threaten some reopening plans.

La vacunación de los maestros se ha convertido en un escollo central en las conversaciones entre distritos y sindicatos para los estudiantes que regresan en persona. El suministro limitado de vacunas y el final del año escolar que se acerca rápidamente podrían amenazar algunos planes de reapertura.

State government officials, schools and teachers unions still cannot agree on a framework to reopen California’s public schools. Time to get kids back in classrooms this school year is running out.

Los funcionarios del gobierno estatal, las escuelas y los sindicatos de maestros aún no pueden ponerse de acuerdo sobre un marco para reabrir las escuelas públicas de California. El tiempo para que los niños regresen a las aulas este año escolar se está acabando.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a record one-year enrollment drop of 155,000 students, according to state projections.

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha provocado una caída récord en la matrícula de un año de 155.000 estudiantes, según las proyecciones estatales.

Some school officials say a proposal touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as financial assistance to reopen California campuses attaches strings that would strain their budgets.

Algunos funcionarios escolares dicen que una propuesta promocionada por el gobernador Gavin Newsom como asistencia financiera para reabrir los campus de California ata las condiciones que afectarían sus presupuestos.