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First grade teacher Mary Samis gives students instructions on the first day of in-person classes at Arroyo Vista Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita on September 29, 2020. Arroyo Vista is offering both full day in-person classes and half-day hybrid instruction. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG

It’s complicated: School reopenings, hybrid learning look different across California

by Ricardo Cano October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

As schools get the green light to reopen, the form their teaching will take will vary widely, sometimes even within the same district.

Report: More than 100,000 low-income California college students lack internet access

by Julianna Domingo, Shehreen Karim and Charlotte West October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

UC unfairly admitted well-connected students

by Emily Hoeven September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

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Five key takeaways for the 2020-21 school year in California

by Ethan Edward Coston August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

A fifth grade class does classwork outside while social distancing at Bishop Unified in Inyo County over the summer. Photo courtesy of Bishop Unified School District

Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching

by Ricardo Cano August 6, 2020August 12, 2020

Kyla Hill, 5, left, Becky Hill, center, and Kaden Hill, 7, right, sit for a portrait at their home in Chico on July 23, 2020. Photo by Salgu Wissmath for CalMatters

Should I quit my job? California parents grapple with education in a pandemic

by Ricardo Cano and Lauren Hepler July 27, 2020July 30, 2020

Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that schools serving more than 5 million students across the state will not be reopening for in-person instruction this fall. Image via iStock

Nearly all California schools ordered to shut down. Online classes mandatory

by Ricardo Cano July 17, 2020July 28, 2020

Betty Hunter and her son, Angel, 13, at Crocker Amazon Park in San Francisco on June 26, 2020. Hunter says that she and her son are very close and share a love of anime. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

With California schools opening soon, kids lack needed tech to learn remotely

by Ricardo Cano July 6, 2020July 10, 2020

Expect hybrid learning to become norm this fall

by Ricardo Cano June 8, 2020June 12, 2020

Prepping to reopen, California schools desperate for guidance, money

by Ricardo Cano June 1, 2020June 1, 2020