Bay Area Oakland Unified says about 900 students and staff tested positive for COVID before start of school By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 4, 2022 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 By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 4, 2022 Proposed legislation would remove average daily attendance from the formula starting in 2023-24.
California Cal State and faculty union reach tentative labor agreement By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | December 21, 2021 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 By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 21, 2021 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 By Michael Burke | EdSource | December 21, 2021 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 By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | December 17, 2021 Agency officials said "test-to-stay" should be part of a "layered approach" that included indoor masking, social distancing, and vaccination.
California Some school districts push back vaccine mandate deadlines By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 17, 2021 Districts were not prepared to offer independent study to potentially thousands of students.
California New report: California must address imbalance of too many eligible students and not enough slots at UC and CSU By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | December 14, 2021 A new report urges California to create more spaces at UC and CSU for qualified students.
California Unseen and unsafe: Students who have been ‘deadnamed’ explain why a new California law matters By Oden Taylor | CalMatters | December 14, 2021 A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names.
COVID-19 Thousands of California students still lack proof of vaccination despite deadlines By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 10, 2021 High numbers of students who are unvaccinated or who have not provided proof of vaccination could overwhelm districts' virtual academies.