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Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory through Saturday
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While many Bay Area residents reported seeing and smelling smoke in the air, widespread unhealthy air is not expected due to the smoke's elevation.California
New law allows high schoolers to switch letter grades to pass/no pass
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Students who were in high school during the 2020-21 school year may apply to their school district to change letter grades.COVID-19
National polarized politics filtering down to local school board meetings
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In California, as well as nationwide, local disagreements at school board meetings have taken on the tenor and rhetoric of national partisan divides.COVID-19
Students suffered deep, and unequal, mental health impacts during the pandemic, report finds
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The report is the second in a three-part series that "aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected America’s students."covid
What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about COVID-19 after vaccination
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What to know about how rising numbers of new COVID-19 cases globally and highly transmissible new virus strains impact the vaccinated.California
Mental health toll of wildfire smoke largely a mystery
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While there are studies on people whose lives are directly impacted by fires, researchers know less about the longer term impact of wildfire smoke exposure on other populations.Featured in Category
Swimming gives your brain a boost – scientists don’t know yet why
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Although the leap from studies in rats to humans is substantial, research suggests a clear cognitive benefit from swimming across all ages.Arts & Entertainment
Several Bay Area theaters reopen in time for major milestones
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After a long intermission, Bay Area theaters are reopening, and some will be celebrating milestones.Bay Area
