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The following was a presentation at the Feb. 20, 2021, Reds in Ed webinar. Afternoon fellow educators, my name is Frank Lara and I am a public-school

As the vast majority of California students approach one year of distance learning, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday that classrooms will reopen "very, very shortly."

Feb 24, 2021 11:01 AM DeLand, FL - Volusia County teachers that are teaching in two modalities will receive a $500 stipend for this school years third and fourth quarters. The Volusia County School Board (VCSB) approved that during yesterdays (February 23) meeting. The modalities are teaching face to face in the classroom and teaching students who come to the classroom through the Volusia Live platform. Volusia United Educators (VUE) President Elizabeth Albert teaching both is difficult...

Live updates: S.F. school board approves labor union agreement to reopen classrooms FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 An outdoor area is designated for students to gather before and after class at Sunset Elementary School in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.Sarahbeth Maney / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 An empty cafeteria is seen at Sunset Elementary School in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.Sarahbeth Maney / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow ...

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San Francisco teachers gather for vigil on reopening plan as negotiations continue FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Felix Lang, 2, father Nick, and Xavier, 6, attend a candlelight vigil near City Hall on Saturday in support of teachers’ reopening plan.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of9 Susie Siegle holds a sign at a candlelight vigil in San Francisco on Saturday to support teachers amid school reopening negotiations.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ...

PITTSFIELD — By the end of this week, Pittsfield Public Schools will have completed its transition back to hybrid learning. Getting to this point has not been without its challenges. The School Committee has pressed ahead with reopening plans over the objections of the United Educators of Pittsfield’s executive board, which went on to file an unfair labor practices charge against the committee. With children in some special education and vocational programs already back in school par...

District leaders emphasized their commitment to bringing students back by showing off an...

Link copied.New law would help students who fell behind academically during pandemic California may make it easier for parents to request that their children be held back a grade level next school year or have letter grades earned this school year changed to a “pass” or “don’t pass” score, which some colleges will be required to accept if Assembly Bill 104 becomes law. The bill was introduced today by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, as a way to ensure that students aren’...

PITTSFIELD — All Pittsfield Public Schools students, except those enrolled in the virtual academy, should be back to classrooms on a part-time basis by Feb. 26. That’s according to a schedule approved this week by the School Committee, which interim Superintendent Joseph Curtis expected would be shared sometime Friday with families. “As of [Feb. 26], all students will be participating in in-person hybrid learning,” Curtis said at Wednesday’s School Committee meeting. So...