When student athletes return to campus in the fall, neither classrooms nor extracurricular activities will look the same. Under new guidance from the National Federation of State High School Associations, social distancing must be taken into account, and high-contact sports may not return for some […]
California’s district and county office of education officials are looking toward the 2020–21 school year with serious concern over how to provide a safe learning environment for students and staff, as well as the myriad academic and mental supports that will be necessary to move […]
Short of any official playbook dictating how to provide healthy school meals to children during a pandemic, districts throughout California have scrambled to feed students — in many instances, more than ever — and implement meal delivery systems that allow for social distancing during extended […]
House Democratic leadership released its expansive fourth COVID-19 stimulus package on May 12, H.R. 6800, calling for more than $100 billion in total education funding. The bill, known as the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, spans over 1,800 pages, and includes […]
Questioned about what it will take to safely reopen businesses and schools to jump-start the American economy, Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned on May 12 that “consequences could be really serious” if states move too quickly to return to business […]
With funding already stretched thin and districts and county offices of education responsible for ensuring student learning and services continue during school closures — and now, planning how to address learning loss — administrators may be especially concerned with how to provide additional support to […]
Since the graduating class of 2020 began its time in high school, California has been plagued by wildfires, and the smoke and recent power shut-offs that came along with those natural disasters. Some students have lost their homes or dealt with other losses as a […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state education officials have said that when schools reopen, students and teachers should be prepared for a new normal. It is unlikely that campuses will start the year with children all together in their classrooms, and every way in which students […]
Guidance aimed to help members navigate challenges caused by the pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the daily lives of students, families, teachers and staff, governance teams have been forced to make decisions based on rapidly evolving information from health officials […]
With the implementation of distance learning in full swing in districts throughout the state, one of the many questions that remains is how to provide the mental health supports that so many California students have access to on campus — especially now, as many children […]
