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Pandemic hardships and residual fear of Trump-era immigration policies are likely to blame.
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As talks continue, UTLA is backing off demands for a student vaccination mandate and for some more sweeping quarantines. -
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LAUSD has an ambitious timeline to replace the superintendent by January — but who would be a good fit?
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Cyberattacks against community college students are on the rise. Hackers are using fake bot students to target the real ones in online classes.
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A major caveat: The district’s teachers union, UTLA, has not agreed to a permanent plan for handling a quarantined classroom.
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It's hard enough for colleges and universities to verify vaccination status. They also have insure unvaccinated people comply.
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California community college students often aim to transfer into a UC or a Cal State, but few actually make the jump — in part because of how complicated it is to do so. A proposed bill aims to make transfers easier, but faces fierce resistance from faculty, the UC and California community college leadership.
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Superintendents across the state argue that the new independent study law is ill-equipped to handle quarantines.
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COVID-19 has cost students a lot, but many students say it is their mental health that's suffered far more than their grades.
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As classes resume, a new state law governing independent study is worsening staff shortages, threatening school budgets and forcing quarantined students to relive last year’s school shutdowns.
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One key factor in getting more students on track to higher education may be in-person counseling, where body language is everything.
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‘We Need Help’: Early Childhood Educators Navigate Shifting Safety Guidelines As COVID-19 Cases RiseSome early educators are re-evaluating how to protect kids and their staff as a new school year starts amid a surge of delta variant cases. We talked to health experts and looked at L.A. County’s newest guidelines.
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While there are still exemptions to the mask mandates for kids who are unable to wear a mask for medical reasons, the California Supreme Court has rejected the Orange County School Board's challenge to the statewide mandate.
