California
Bay Area
High COVID rates, staff shortages and confusing legislation challenge schools’ reopenings
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School officials are struggling with COVID outbreaks, staffing shortages, and conflicting messages from state officials.Bay Area
Oakland Unified says about 900 students and staff tested positive for COVID before start of school
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Some 269 teachers were absent on Monday, the first day of instruction in the new semester.California
Bill seeks to remove average daily attendance from K-12 funding formula
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Proposed legislation would remove average daily attendance from the formula starting in 2023-24.California
Cal State and faculty union reach tentative labor agreement
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The tentative agreement runs until mid-2024 and will be voted on by CSU trustees in January.California
Judge denies San Diego Unified’s spring vaccine mandate
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A pause of the mandate means thousands of unvaccinated teens can return to in-person instruction in January.California
UC campuses may consider remote instruction at start of upcoming term
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UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz both plan to start the winter term remotely.COVID-19
Testing can replace quarantine for exposed school students, CDC says
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Agency officials said "test-to-stay" should be part of a "layered approach" that included indoor masking, social distancing, and vaccination.California
