Editorial: S.F. s fake high school reopening should teach Gov. Newsom and the Legislature a lesson
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Lowell High School senior Natalia Potente in virtual class this week at her home in San Francisco.Marlena Sloss/Special to The Chronicle
A fake reopening of San Francisco high schools this week appears designed to seize state money rather than, you know, teach high school students anything. The miscue reflects the broader failure of California districts, teachers unions and state policy makers who can’t seem to make students the focus of the public schools.
The ballyhooed news that the city’s high school seniors would be welcomed back to long-shuttered classrooms Friday was tempered by The Chronicle’s report that it would be a return to school in name only. The deal between the district and its teachers union requires only that the students return to one of two high schools “for at least one day” before the end of the school year, though officials said
California budget windfall dangles hopes for homeless housing, immigrant health coverage
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco on April 06, 2021, in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
SACRAMENTO A year after tackling what state finance officials projected would be a record budget shortfall, California’s government is rolling in so much money that it could be forced to give some cash back to taxpayers.
Bolstered by federal aid and an economy that has recovered faster than anticipated, particularly for the wealthiest Californians, Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his revised budget plan this week. The announcement kicks off a final negotiation with lawmakers over the multibillion-dollar surplus that’s expected to surpass rosy estimates from January. At stake is major spending on homelessness, health care for un
Budget windfall dangles hopes for homeless housing, immigrant health coverage By Alexei Koseff
SACRAMENTO A year after tackling what state finance officials projected would be a record budget shortfall, California’s government is rolling in so much money that it could be forced to give some cash back to taxpayers.
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Bolstered by federal aid and an economy that has recovered faster than anticipated, particularly for the wealthiest Californians, Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his revised budget plan this week. The announcement kicks off a final negotiation with lawmakers over the multibillion-dollar surplus that’s expected to surpass rosy estimates from January. At stake is major spending on homelessness, health care for undocumented immigrants and the worsening drought.
California Lawmakers Divided Over Future of Virtual Learning
As the state legislature begins negotiations over next year’s budget, educators and elected officials are discussing whether to keep remote learning as an option once everyone goes back to school in the fall.
May 10, 2021 •
e.Republic/David Kidd (TNS) Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, have been emphatic that public schools in California must reopen for full-time, in-person learning this fall.
But that push has inspired a new debate in Sacramento: Should they create an exception for students who prefer to stay remote or who learn better outside the classroom?
Should California allow distance learning in fall? Lawmakers, educators battle over how education should work
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Eulalia Thomas gives Cameron Brown, 7, and other first-graders hand sanitizer as they enter class at Cleveland Elementary School in Oakland.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
SACRAMENTO Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, have been emphatic that public schools in California must reopen for full-time, in-person learning this fall.
But that push has inspired a new debate in Sacramento: Should they create an exception for students who prefer to stay remote or who learn better outside the classroom?
The issue is dividing some lawmakers and educators as the Legislature wades into negotiations over a new state budget that could determine what, if any, amount of distance learning will be funded for schools.