Golden Valley Unified School District had 172 12th grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of 12th grade students enrolled in California with 41,316.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
After a battle in court and lots of added COVID-19 safety precautions, high school football players will return to the gridiron playing in their first game since the pandemic shut everything down.
CARLSBAD, Calif. Thousands of California parents who want to see their students return to school have experienced an emotional roller coaster this week, with many saying it’s hard to put any trust in the government’s conflicting narrative and decisions on school reopenings.
In early March, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $6.6 billion incentive plan, declaring that it was time for kids to safely return to the classroom. But just six days into the push, one of his health department appointees denied the applications of three San Diego-area school districts to expand in-person learning, overturning a decision by the top county public health official who had approved the districts’ opening plans two weeks ago.
A lawsuit has been filed against the San Diego Unified School District on behalf of three parents who allege the district has failed to provide in-person learning as required by law since the COVID-19 pandemic began