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Tag: zoom classes

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks at a press conference at Blue Oak Elementary School in Shingle Springs, CA on October 31, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Where is Tony Thurmond? State schools chief stays behind the scenes in school reopening debate

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall March 4, 2021March 7, 2021

California’s top education official keeps a low profile as millions of students remain home.

The governor's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year clocks in at more than $227 billion. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock
Posted inPolitics

Better than ‘anyone could have imagined’: Inside Newsom’s optimistic, record-breaking budget proposal

Avatar by Ben Christopher January 8, 2021January 8, 2021
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
Posted inEducation

Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schools

Ana B. IbarraMikhail Zinshteyn by Ana B. Ibarra and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
People gather near the cliffs as the sun sets in Isla Vista on Dec. 8 2020. Photo by Max Abrams for CalMatters
Posted inCollege Beat

To spring break or not? California colleges weigh options as pandemic worsens

AvatarAvatar by Meghan Bobrowsky, Matthew Reagan and Emily Forschen December 10, 2020December 21, 2020
Alma Jimenez, right, stands in her living room as her son Abraham, 7, left, plays on a table at their home in Concord, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2020. Photo: Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group
Posted inCalifornia Divide

For some working Bay Area parents, only one solution to virtual school: drop their job

by Laurence Du Sault October 27, 2020October 28, 2020
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