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COVID-19
Distance learning changed California K-12 education. What’s here to stay?
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Teachers pushed through difficult days to find solutions that kept kids learning during an upended school year. Some changes may stick.COVID-19
California schools to get $15.3 billion in federal aid under American Rescue Plan
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Altogether, federal funding to the state’s schools from the CARES Act, a second round in December and the new plan totals $28.2 billion.California
California educators want Congress to double the maximum Pell Grant award
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More than 700,000 students at California’s public colleges and universities currently receive Pell Grants.California
Quick Guide: California’s plan for getting more kids back to school
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School districts across the state are looking to an array of guidelines for reopening. EdSource offers a quick guide to key questions.California
Should kindergarten be mandatory in California?
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Experts suspect the pandemic has contributed to larger numbers of children not enrolling in kindergarten, which is not compulsory in California.California
California to lower threshold for ‘red’ reopening tier
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The new standard relaxes the adjusted case rate to 10 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people from seven new cases per 100,000 people.Education
Teacher shortages statewide could hurt schools reopening for in-person instruction
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Resignations, retirements, and fewer teachers earning credentials across California will hit special education, math, science, and bilingual education the hardest.California
California’s make-or-break reopening has arrived
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As the state reshuffles vaccine distribution and reopening rules, lawmakers green-light a hard-fought plan to bring students back into schools. What does it all mean for economic recovery?California
