California What impact will the pandemic have on early literacy? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | August 20, 2021 Early literacy is foundational to transitioning from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" in later grades.
Bay Area SoCal district’s mandate of COVID vaccine for students possibly a first for California By Diana Lambert and Ali Tadayon | EdSource | August 19, 2021 Culver City appears to be the only district to require that students get vaccinated.
Bay Area Mills College trustee gets access to college financial conditions By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | August 17, 2021 Mills College must hand over the documents by the end of the business day Wednesday.
Uncategorized Governor makes it easier for retired teachers to fill staffing shortages at schools By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 17, 2021 The executive order removes the mandatory 180-day waiting period for retired teachers to be able to return as substitutes.
California How schools help students who’ve lost loved ones to COVID By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | August 13, 2021 At least 30% of California students surveyed by the ACLU said they'd lost a loved one during the pandemic.
California California lawmakers and teachers unions stop short of a vaccine mandate By Joe Hong | CalMatters | August 10, 2021 Even as the delta variant causes spikes in COVID-19 case numbers, state lawmakers have yet to issue a vaccine mandate for public school teachers.
California How going remote led to dramatic drops in public school students By Karen D'Souza and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | August 10, 2021 Kindergarten students nationwide and in California became the biggest group to opt out of remote-only schooling during the pandemic.
California After mixed experiences with distance learning, disabled college students want flexibility By Michael Burke | EdSource | August 10, 2021 Remote learning was convenient for some students with disabilities, while others missed the structure of in-person classes.
California As California schools reopen, will ‘independent study’ surge? By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 9, 2021 Families have a right to independent study instead of in-person instruction; worry about the delta variant may determine how many choose it.
California California community colleges begin to mandate vaccines as COVID-19 cases surge By Michael Burke | EdSource | August 6, 2021 Without a systemwide mandate, each community college district must decide whether to require or only encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.