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Mobile vaccination teams visited Los Angeles Unified school campuses to deliver first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, as students returned to in-person classes in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Newsom: Schools should ‘fine-tune’ vaccine mandates to keep kids in school

by Emily Hoeven December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. Los Angeles Unified School District should adjust its vaccine mandate so the 34,000 students at risk of not meeting the January inoculation deadline won’t be kicked out of the classroom […]

The San Francisco Unified School District Building in San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2021. Nina Riggio for CalMatters

Vaccines, grades, tests, math: Equity becomes flashpoint in California schools

by Emily Hoeven December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Shortages, worker burnout hit California

by Emily Hoeven October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Sisters Guadalupe Flores, 15, right, and Estela Flores, 13, left, from East Los Angeles, get vaccinated with the Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine by licensed vocational nurse Rita Orozco at Esteban E. Torres High School in Los Angeles. The city has required all students 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to participate in on-campus instruction. Now the state of California is following with its own mandate. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Other school districts in no rush to follow Los Angeles Unified vaccine mandate

by Joe Hong September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

From left: Dina Kassan talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who visited Carl B. Munck Elementary School, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. The governor announced that California will require its 320,000 teachers and school employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. Photo by Santiago Mejia, San Francisco Chronicle, Pool

Buckle up: A big day for California

by Emily Hoeven August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

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Smaller classes benefit students most in need

by Guest Commentary August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

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California schools should spend their extra $15 billion on students

by Guest Commentary July 22, 2021August 3, 2021

Students and teachers play on the playground at Laurel Elementary during summer session classes in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Summer school options: California hits record enrollment, but is it enough?

by Joe Hong June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

A sign warns people to mask up. Questions abound ahead of California's pandemic reopening. Image via iStock

Days from California reopening, rules still up in the air

by Emily Hoeven June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

From left: Harrison, 8, and Allie, 10 carry signs with their parents Elizabeth Owen and Steve Ganotis during a rally to reopen Oakland public school for in-person instruction at Astro Park on Feb. 28, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom: 99% of schools to reopen fully in fall

by Emily Hoeven June 8, 2021June 8, 2021