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The California Department of Education (CDE) has selected Castaic High School and 11 other schools throughout the state to receive mini-grants, totaling more than $240,000, to help address equity and opportunity gaps, announced State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
Castaic High School will receive $20,000 to pay for district buses to pick up students from a central location in an underserved neighborhood.
Since the applications were announced in December 2020 as part of CDE’s ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s continued impact on students, more than 400 schools and districts across California applied for the grants, which are funded by contributions from philanthropic partners.
Twin Rivers Unified announces in-person learning reopening plans Share Updated: 10:37 PM PST Mar 4, 2021 Share Updated: 10:37 PM PST Mar 4, 2021
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Show Transcript IN THE RED TIER BY THEN. PARENTS STILL HAVE THE OPTION OF KEEPING THEIR CHILDREN IN FULL-DISTANCE LEARNING. THE TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO REOPEN FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING ON APRIL 6. DAYS AFTER THE STATE’S REOPENING DEADLINE. GULSTAN: IT MEANS THE DISTRICT WILL LOSE 1% OF ITS PORTION OF REOPENING MONEY FOR EVERY DAY IT MISSES THE DEADLINE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE THE FIRST TO RETURN TO CLASSROOM. THE DISTRICT EXPECTS HALF OF ITS STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN IT’S HYBRID LEARNING SYSTEM. THE OTHER HALF, WILL CONTINUE DISTANCE LEARNING. DISTRICT OFFICIALS WALKED US THROUGH WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT. THE TEACHER WILL WORK IN PERSON WITH STUDENTS IN CLASSES IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WILL WORK WITH THE COHORT THAT IS
Nicole Burkett is a Spanish teacher at Grant Union High School in Sacramento
She was placed under investigation after a video of her making the offensive slant eyes gesture during a Zoom class last week went viral on TikTok If your eyes go up, you re Chinese. If they go down, they re Japanese. If they re just straight, you don t know, Burkett said as she pulled at the corners
Some students defended Burkett and said the gesture was taken out of context
She reportedly posted about receiving death threats on her Instagram page
The school district condemned her actions as shocking and disappointing
Waiting and hoping: COVID-19 vaccine chasers seek out leftover doses in Sacramento By Benjy Egel, The Sacramento Bee
Published: February 28, 2021, 6:00pm
Share: LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: People wait in the standby line to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at Kedren Community Health Center on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. People younger than 65 are getting the COVID-19 vaccine. They are getting a vaccine by waiting on standby. When people do not show up for their appointment, rather than let the vaccine go to waste, the health center is administering on a first come first serve. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)