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Tag: school closures

Recapping the stories that epitomized California in 2020. Image via iStock

With 2020 hindsight: Recapping the stories that defined California life

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Coronavirus, of course, detonated our every expectation of 2020. For the most fortunate, this created room for new pastimes, new priorities. For the least so, it hollowed out holes that can never be filled. Nor was COVID our only profound challenge. There were raging wildfires, again. There was an overdue reckoning with racism, again. There […]

Blame our elected officials, not our teachers, for schools being closed

Avatar by Guest Commentary December 9, 2020December 8, 2020
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

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Lucia Soares helps her two younger children, Emily, 9, and Daniel, 16, with their school work in their Modesto home. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

For 90% of students, school will be online

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Newsom vs. Orange County — again

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom at the CalFire/Cameron Park Fire Station in Cameron Park on May 13, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom orders California back to square one

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Schools may return to 100% distance learning

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020
Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, left, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, right, join other members of the California Legislature as they kneel for 8 minutes and 46 second to honor George Floyd at the Capitol on June 9, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP/Pool

Will CA amend its constitution post-protests?

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven June 22, 2020June 27, 2020
Nurses prepare to enter the testing area at a drive thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento on April 15, 2020. The nurses work in teams of four and take shifts throughout the day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA sends $457 mil for masks, then cancels

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

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