As classes resume, a new state law governing independent study is worsening staff shortages, threatening school budgets and forcing quarantined students to relive last year’s school shutdowns.
Joe Hong
California lawmakers and teachers unions stop short of a vaccine mandate
Even as the delta variant causes spikes in COVID-19 case numbers just weeks before the new school year, state lawmakers have yet to issue a vaccine mandate for public school teachers.
Summer school options: California hits record enrollment, but is it enough?
The state provided $4.6 billion in additional funding for summer school to combat learning loss. But summer school offerings vary across the state.

