Los Angeles school board to vote on student vaccine mandate
The proposal would require students 12 and up who are participating in sports and other activities to receive a first dose of vaccine by Oct. 3 and a second dose by Oct. 31.
‘Investing in a better tomorrow’: CSULB program helps formerly incarcerated people prepare for academic and professional success
CSULB is one of five campuses that received funding from the state university system to start new chapters of Project Rebound.
California students in richer areas far more likely to be back in classrooms, data shows
School districts in California’s richest neighborhoods are far more likely to offer in-person instruction than those serving its poorest, though the state as a whole remains behind the rest of the country in bringing students back inside physical classrooms, according to a CalMatters analysis of state data.
City to open ‘learning hubs’ for K-8 students at local parks
Long Beach students who don’t have reliable internet service can study in one of the city’s four new “learning hubs” at local parks starting Nov. 16.
Bixby Elementary daycare class quarantined after possible COVID-19 exposure
The district did not say who or how many people at the school tested positive for the virus, citing confidentiality requirements.
LBUSD considers plans for offering in-person instruction for disabled students
The district said it’s working with local health officials, labor partners, including the city’s teachers’ association, to create strategies in which the district could safely offer these services—as was recently permitted by state and local health officials so long as the district followed strict health rules.
Parents protest at LBUSD headquarters, call for in-person classroom option
In the past week, LBUSD announced that it would continue operating classes online through the end of January.
Leaders call on federal government for $300 billion to help schools during pandemic
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán called on the Republican-controlled Senate to support a bill that would provide $300 billion to fund the safe reopening of K-12 schools.
‘It’s a very difficult situation’: Long Beach families reflect on pandemic parenting
As the new school year looms, parents are finding creative solutions, like so-called “pandemic pods,” to keep their little ones supervised during the day.
Teachers, parents take to their cars in protest of LBUSD plan for in-class instruction
The district says that working from a classroom setting will benefit teachers by providing them with the appropriate technology and materials.