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Updated: 2:37 PM PDT Apr 14, 2021 Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration said Wednesday that all California schools should reopen when the new academic year begins next fall, though his guidelines remain merely an expectation rather than a mandate. Facing political pressure and a recall effort, Newsom has said he plans to lift most of California s coronavirus restrictions June 15 as part of reopening the state to business-as-usual. Earlier this month, he made a similar pronouncement, but many districts and teachers remain reluctant. Newsom has repeatedly said he sees no barriers to getting kids back into classrooms now, as California s COVID-19 infections continue to drop and more residents get vaccinated. His administration reiterated that push on Wednesday.During a visit to an elementary school in Santa Rosa, Newsom again floated the idea of districts extending the school year. Reimagine the school year, Newsom said. We re not, I mean, we re in a farming community, which
Jocelyn Gecker, Janie Har and Amy Taxin
Associated Press
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that all California schools should reopen when the new academic year begins next fall.
His frustration was evident: “Money is not an object now. It’s an excuse, he said. “I want all schools to reopen. I’ve been crystal clear about that.”
Newsom spoke at an elementary school in Santa Rosa that began welcoming students back this week. But his wishes remain an expectation rather than a mandate in California’s decentralized education system, where 1,200 school districts negotiate separately with teachers unions and ultimately govern themselves.
Governor pushes school reopening as many districts resist
JOCELYN GECKER and JANIE HAR, Associated Press
April 14, 2021
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1of3Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner, right, and Gabriela Rodriguez, principal of Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School, pose for photos on the first day of in-person learning in Maywood, Calif., Tuesday, April 13, 2021. More than a year after the pandemic forced all of California s schools to close classroom doors, some of the state s largest school districts are slowly beginning to reopen this week for in-person instruction.Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Nathan Ramos sits in a kindergarten classroom on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. More than a year after the pandemic forced all of California s schools to close classroom doors, some of the state s largest school districts are slowly beginning to reopen thi
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