Lookout announces another free virtual event, in partnership with the Santa Cruz County Business Council and Kaiser…
K-12 Education
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An email suggests outside coordination over PVUSD superintendent’s ouster. All involved are staying silent
PVUSD trustee Georgia Acosta sent an email seeking outside “approval” of an agenda for the meeting at which the district’s superintendent was dismissed. One intended recipient has close ties to her reelection campaign. So what does it all mean?
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A ‘baffling injustice’: PVUSD parents frustrated by plans for little classroom time this spring
Some Pajaro Valley Unified School District parents are growing increasingly concerned about the district’s comparatively slow path back to in-person learning this spring, as well as its plans for more limited time in classrooms.
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California lags behind most states in offering fully in-person instruction, new data show
California is among states with the highest percentage of schools that are not yet offering fully in-person instruction, according to the department of education data collected in February and March.
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Santa Cruz County school districts ‘confident’ in full return this fall after distancing guidelines eased
All 10 public school districts in Santa Cruz County expect to be able to fully reopen classrooms in the fall so long as the spread of COVID-19 stays low, officials announced Wednesday. And some districts are considering increasing students’ in-person time this spring.
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PVUSD trustees censure former president Acosta, reveal email that expands superintendent saga questions
The resolution censuring PVUSD trustee Georgia Acosta raises a litany of issues, some predating the brief ouster of Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez. And an email revealed Wednesday raises new questions about whether Acosta coordinated aspects of the firing with two people outside the district.
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In-person learning time varying greatly countywide. How does your school district stack up?
Santa Cruz County students returning to classrooms under hybrid learning models can expect to spend between 3 and 15 hours learning in person each week — depending on their grade level, and their school district. A look at every district, along with an expanded school reopening calendar.
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Rural California schools have been open for months. It’s taken a learning curve
As schools in more urban parts of California debate the particulars of reopening campuses, their counterparts in rural Northern California may have lessons to offer.
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Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift
Many parents report that their special-needs students have gone backward in development during the pandemic-isolating past year.
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‘I don’t deserve to be called that’: Asian American teens in Santa Cruz County talk race, identity, pain
With an ongoing national reckoning over the treatment of Asian Americans, Lookout assembled a group of Santa Cruz area teens and tweens to come together for a discussion about their experiences.