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Watch: Students, college leaders debate the future of campus policing
The chair of the University of California board of regents said Wednesday he’s open to considering dramatic cuts in the number of armed, sworn police officers across the university system.   The comments by Regent John Pérez came during a panel on the future of campus policing co-hosted by CalMatters and KQED, in which the UC […]
By • April 27, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented drop in public school enrollment in California. Image via iStock
WhatMatters
Public school enrollment hits 20-year low: Biggest dip in youngest grades
California’s public schools lost more than 160,000 students amid the pandemic, the largest enrollment drop in two decades and a likely harbinger of serious educational and financial challenges. The sharp 2.6% decline, announced Thursday by the California Department of Education, doesn’t capture the full effects of the pandemic. The enrollment tally comes from a one-day […]
By • April 23, 2021
A Stephen Kodur, un estudiante de Reedley College, se le negó un Cal Grant debido a restricciones de tiempo fuera de la escuela secundaria. Los estudiantes mayores como Kodur se beneficiarán de una expansión del programa de ayuda financiera del estado. Foto de Gary Kazanjian para CalMatters
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La expansión de Cal Grant ayudaría a un cuarto de millón de estudiantes mayores y costaría cientos de millones de dólares más
Read this article in English.       A los 30 años, Stephen Kodur está en su cuarta intento en la universidad en 12 años. Ha estado asistiendo a clases hasta que se agotan sus ahorros, haciendo una pausa para trabajar y acumular efectivo, y repitiendo. Aunque su solicitud de ayuda financiera federal dice que él tiene la mayor […]
By • April 23, 2021
Palo Alto resident Margaret Park, 91, is wheeled into Levi’s Stadium to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 9, 2021. The 49ers arena opened as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents/ Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
WhatMatters
California policy gives businesses incentive to require ‘vaccine passports’ at events
California is incentivizing businesses to require customers show proof of vaccination, suggesting that the Golden State is moving toward a “vaccine passport” system despite health officials’ comments to the contrary. The state Department of Public Health last week unveiled little-noticed revisions that allow conferences, live events and performances, stadiums, family entertainment centers and other gatherings […]
By • April 20, 2021
The state has left the operation of Country Villa Plaza and 17 other nursing homes in licensing limbo for more than five years. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
WhatMatters
“Broken” nursing home oversight
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 5. CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher here, filling in for Emily Hoeven. Emily will be back next week. Rife with indecision and inconsistencies As California nursing homes slowly recover from the COVID-19 siege that killed thousands, the role of state regulators in protecting the frail and elderly has come […]
By • April 6, 2021
Masked children running along a school building. Some of the states biggest districts are making plans to offer free schooling options through the summer — in part to help kids catch up. Image via iStock
WhatMatters
Summer school likely for thousands of kids: SF and San Diego make plans
Two of the state’s largest districts have unveiled plans for multimillion-dollar summer school programs, signaling this could be one of California’s main strategies to address a year of learning loss during the pandemic. San Francisco Unified announced a $50 million initiative Wednesday to offer in-person classes, summer camps and child care to all 52,000 K-12 […]
By • March 11, 2021

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