Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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The governor's proposal would cut education funding by roughly 10%. At the outset of the Great Recession, education saw roughly 13% drops in funding. -
Superintendent Austin Beutner is declaring victory after ensuring 96% of elementary students are "connected."
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Superintendent Austin Beutner is declaring victory after ensuring 96% of elementary students are “connected.”
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"Many of us were surprised by the governor suggesting that," L.A. County superintendent of schools said on Friday.
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LAUSD's leader talked plans for an expanded summer school program -- but said it's too early to say when in-person instruction will resume.
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“We will reopen schools as safely as we can reopen them,” LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner said.
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There are still a lot of questions. But a top state official gave an indication of what some of the answers might be.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering asking schools to begin a new academic year as early as late July -- though no decisions have been made yet.
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No decision has been made definitively, but students' summer breaks might be a lot shorter this year.
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'We closed,' LAUSD's superintendent said, 'so our schools did not become a petri dish and cause the virus to spread.'
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