The next step for schools is under discussion as indoor masking is set to ease on Feb. 15 in many settings in California.
K-12 Education
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Wallace Baine: The ‘Maus’ that roared and its author’s little-known connection to Santa Cruz
There are lessons to be learned from a book-banning attempt in a rural Southern county, and it all somehow relates back to this place, where freedom of expression is always top of mind. Like most such efforts, it has had the absolute opposite effect of what was originally intended.
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Free money: California offers up to $225 to open a college savings fund for a child
To help less affluent families save for college, California’s ScholarShare 529 plan is again offering up to $225 in grants. Here’s how to apply.
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After years of cuts, California could provide school buses for all kids
The bill under consideration would provide state funding for daily transportation for all of California’s 6 million K-12 students starting next year.
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California school officials could mandate searches of backpacks, lockers under shooting threat
State Sen. Anthony Portantino decided to introduce another gun safety bill this year in response to the Nov. 30 school shooting that left four dead and seven injured in Oxford, Michigan.
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What is social emotional learning? Branciforte Middle parents, educators and students provide insights
Education agencies across the country have been working for years to implement social emotional learning programs in K-12 schools. At Branciforte Middle School earlier this month, one SEL lesson taught students how to manage conflicts. Teachers and parents hope lessons like these will help students excel academically and personally.
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As student activists fight for COVID safety measures at schools, some face criticism
California high school students are among those organizing to increase coronavirus safety measures during the Omicron surge.
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How Santa Cruz County’s public schools have avoided the higher absence rates, sickouts seen elsewhere
While Santa Cruz County public schools have taken on the burden of teaching students in person during a pandemic, they’ve managed to avoid challenges such as sickouts and abnormally high absence rates seen in other parts of the country.
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PVUSD addresses teacher vacancies in wake of complaint, vows to keep hunting for new classroom leaders
After complaints were filed in November about the impact of teacher vacancies in the district, administrators filed a formal report detailing how many of the jobs had been filled and what they have been doing to recruit.
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PVUSD rejects claim filed by parents of Aptos High stabbing victim; sister files separate claim
The complaint from Alexa Sarabia Aguilar says Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Aptos High were not prepared for the events that led to the death of her younger brother, and mishandled the response that might’ve saved his life. On Wednesday, the school board rejected a similar claim filed by his parents last year.
