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Tag: California School Districts

Second and third grade teacher Kylie Shannon, center, answers questions from students during the first day of school at Sunnyvale Christian School in Sunnyvale on Aug. 27, 2020. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEducation

Newsom’s school reopening plan puts tight deadlines on districts, legislature

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Schools would have to offer in-person learning for primary students starting Feb. 16 in order to get the full funds under the governor’s $89.5 billion education budget. Lawmakers would need to meet deadlines in February and March, far earlier than normal.

Teacher Jessica DeAnda, left, instructs Liz Valdez, 11, center, as Kayla Torres, 11, right, works on her laptop at Sunrise Middle School on June 22, 2020 in San Jose, the first Bay Area school to reopen since shelter-in-place was announced in March. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEducation

Some California schools delay in-person classes as coronavirus surges

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano July 10, 2020July 10, 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
Posted inEducation

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

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano July 6, 2020July 10, 2020
Posted inEducation

What California’s budget deal means for K-12 schools

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Posted inEducation

Expect hybrid learning to become norm this fall

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano June 8, 2020June 12, 2020
California school districts will need to do more with less as a result of budget cuts stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inEducation

Schools face prospect of layoffs, furloughs as state budget shrinks

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento on May 14, 2020. Photo by AP Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Education, health, welfare on chopping block

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven May 15, 2020May 14, 2020
Michelle Hansen, principal at Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary School, hands a laptop computer to a parent in Sacramento, April 10, 2020. In response to the order to close school buildings due to the coronavirus, the Sacramento Unified School District distributed one laptop per family of elementary students, K-6, for the district's Distance Learning Program. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inEducation

Richer schools not necessarily faster to set up distance learning

Ricardo CanoAdria Watson by Ricardo Cano and Adria Watson April 24, 2020April 24, 2020
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