Bay Area students going back to school amid ongoing COVID wave
It’s that time of year again: back to school. But this year kids are walking back into their classrooms in the middle of a big statewide COVID surge. The weekly …
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After pandemic pause, Caltech restores standardized testing requirement for incoming undergrads
Caltech on Thursday, April 11, restored its standardized testing requirement for entering students, only four years after disbanding it, joining Harvard on the same day in bringing back the policy. …
Student mental health crisis, what Bay Area schools are doing to help
Sophia, an eighth grader at Monroe Middle School in San Jose, was trying to get through her first class, but her anxiety was making it impossible to calm down. She …
California schools gained billions during COVID-19 pandemic. Now the money is running out
BY CAROLYN JONES | CalMatters An end to billions of dollars in federal Covid relief funds, declining enrollment, staff raises, hiring binges and stagnant state funding should combine over the …
Cough? Sore throat? More US schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS | AP Education Writer Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a …
California agrees to $2 billion settlement over Covid pandemic learning loss for struggling students
By Nick Watt | CNN “I’m not getting a fat check!” joked Kelly R as she helped her daughters with homework in the kitchen of their Los Angeles home. “But …
California health officials shorten COVID isolation guidance as infections peak
Amid widespread COVID-19 cases from a rapidly spreading subvariant of the virus, California health officials have shortened isolation recommendations for those who test positive if the infected person is fever-free. …
Bay Area students are still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels
It’s been two years since California’s students returned to the classroom. But the Golden State’s newly released assessment test scores show that across both the Bay Area and the state, …