The masking decision will allow all students, vaccinated or unvaccinated, to be treated the same at school, officials said.
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California to require masks at schools, though CDC says they’re not needed if vaccinated
California will continue to require masks in school settings, state health officials announced Friday.
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California parents want to keep online learning as a fall option, poll finds
Parents also support requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible students.
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Mothers struggle to return to work as California reopens
Moms who lost their jobs during the pandemic are still shouldering most of the child care.
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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.
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Misconduct probe still ongoing, SLV school district taps new superintendent from within its own ranks
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District selected Chris Schiermeyer, the district’s deputy superintendent of business services, as its incoming superintendent.
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‘Each one has a story’: Sixth-generation Santa Cruzan documents 2020’s unique class of high school grads
What started with Nick Morris taking “a couple snapshots” of an unreal COVID happening has morphed into an exhibit at the Santa Cruz Art League encompassing portraits, oral histories and artwork featuring the students who lived it.
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No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows
It is possible for schools to reopen safely in places where coronavirus is under control as long as certain steps are taken to mitigate the risks.
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Can California withstand a teacher retirement boom?
California schools could be facing the largest number of teacher retirements ever, but factors like enrollment drops should take the sting out of it.
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Parents frustrated by pandemic education launch activist group to raise their voices
“Working moms must never be the default option for closed schools,” the group’s founding and new executive director said.