Benicia Unified School District had 316 second grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of second grade students enrolled in California with 46,151.
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.
San Diego Unified School District begins COVID-19 testing in 10 elementary schools
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and last updated 2020-12-15 17:35:10-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Unified School District has started voluntary COVID-19 testing for students and staff at several elementary schools, under a partnership with UC San Diego Health, it was announced Tuesday.
The testing initiative is designed to help to keep students and staff safe while expanding in-person learning amid the pandemic. The reopening strategy was developed in collaboration with UCSD infectious disease experts, according to SDUSD Superintendent Cindy Marten. The end of the COVID-19 crisis is now in sight with the development and delivery of a safe and effective vaccine, and that has given us all cause to hope, Marten said. In the meantime, we are doing everything we can to continue operating safely despite the worsening infection rates in our community. That is why testing is essential.
Benicia Unified School District had 294 first grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of first grade students enrolled in California with 45,395.
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.
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This commentary is being published both by the La Jolla Light (lajollalight.com) and the La Jolla High School Hi-Tide (ljhitide.net) as part of a partnership to give La Jolla High students the opportunity to express their views in the community newspaper.
It has been nine months since students at La Jolla High School have been in a physical classroom. Since then, the coronavirus has continued to spread, forcing the students in the San Diego Unified School District to stay home during this time. With the number of COVID-19 cases showing no signs of decline, it is extremely important that the schools stay closed during this time of uncertainty.
Before Social and Emotional Learning became widely recognized as a critical component of teen lives, Marisa Fogelman was well ahead of the curve.
Fogelman spent two decades developing a curriculum that integrated SEL with California state standards for traditional subject matter, and put her holistic academic philosophy into practice as co-founder of the School of Universal Learning (SOUL), a charter school for students in grades 6-12.
SOUL was perhaps the first school in San Diego County to offer such a unique concept.
Now shuttered after several years of successful and promising operation, SOUL became a victim of political pressure and growing anti-charter sentiment.