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Why some schools are mandating COVID tests while others aren’t
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Community infection rates are a big factor in schools' COVID safety plans as they prepare to reopen campuses in the fall.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."Bay Area
Community colleges offer cash, textbooks to students who get vaccinated
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The state's 73 community college districts are opting for a mix of mandates, incentives and encouragement.California
School districts across the state confront a changing, proliferating virus
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In keeping with state guidance, Superintendent Booker has said masks will be required indoors for students, but there are no mandates around physical distancing.California
Confusion over mask mandate for California schools sparks tension between districts and parents
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School boards are facing brunt of parent anger at statewide K-12 mask mandate.Education
Newsom recall: GOP challengers see parents as ‘consumers’
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The Republicans competing to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election are advocates for "school choice." But would that undercut public schools?California
