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schools

California’s plan to bring many students back to school for in-person learning in careful stages

by Guest Commentary January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

It’s time for California to boost its support for teachers’ efforts with resources for getting and keeping schools open safely.

Park goers sit in social distancing circles at Dolores Park on Memorial Day in San Francisco, May 25, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of pandemic

by Barbara Feder Ostrov October 23, 2020October 22, 2020

A phlebotomist takes a finger prick blood sample at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Bolinas on April 22, 2020. Bolinas is attempting to test the entire town in conjunction with a UCSF study, one of the first efforts of its kind in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Hit or miss: Californians describe vastly different COVID-19 testing experiences

by Ana B. Ibarra July 12, 2020July 15, 2020

A Clinica de la Raza staff member sanitizes her hands after administering Covid-19 tests in a parking lot along 35th Avenue near the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on July 7, 2020. According to data provided by the Alameda County Public Health Department, Fruitvale’s 94601 ZIP code has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases of any ZIP code in Alameda County. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

A grim tally: Newsom puts brave face on California’s COVID-19 surge

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Coronavirus testing is offered in the parking lot of San Jose 's Antioch Baptist Church, on May 20. Targeted outreach may be key to ensuring that California's black and Latino residents do not continue to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Coronavirus, Health

Trust barriers pose challenge for coronavirus testing, tracing among black and Latino Californians

by Ana B. Ibarra May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

SAT study guides at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Emeryville. The UC system is considering scrapping SAT requirements for admission. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Higher Education

UCs ditch the SAT and ACT — set out to make a “fairer” standardized test

by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 21, 2020September 22, 2020

A patient at the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside is evacuated to a waiting ambulance Wednesday morning April 8, 2020. Employees of the facility, with 39 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, did not show up to care for sick patients two days in a row, Riverside County officials said. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus testing way up, but state’s nursing homes still lagging

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

President Donald Trump demonstrates the difference between a COVID test swab and a Q-tip on April 19th. California announced it would receive federal shipments of hundreds of thousands of swabs in the coming weeks. Photo by Patrick Semansky, AP Photo

Shortage on a stick: More swabs on the way, but that won’t solve California test gap

by Ben Christopher April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

COVID-19 testing at San Francisco Department of Public Health laboratory. Photo by Tyrone Jue courtesy of San Francisco Department of Public Health

48,600 coronavirus test results still pending in California

by Rachel Becker and Ana B. Ibarra March 25, 2020March 26, 2020

California adds online triage for coronavirus to help with test shortages

by Rachel Becker March 16, 2020March 16, 2020