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Gov. Gavin Newsom set an April 1 reopening deadline for schools if they want to get their share of $6.6 billion in state reopening funding incentives.
Those incentives could entice local districts that have yet to set a reopening date and others that already have committed to opening in April or later.
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2:04 PM, Mar. 03, 2021This story was changed to reflect that a county needs to hold a case rate of 7 or below for two weeks to qualify for the red tier.
Of the $6.6 billion, $2 billion is for school safety measures, such as routine COVID testing or ventilation upgrades. The other $4.6 billion is for schools to address learning loss and other pandemic impacts on students. For example, schools could use the money to pay for summer school, an extended school year, tutoring or mental health counseling.
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SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Thursday the new “California Digital Divide Innovation Challenge,” a global competition that will award up to $1 million to the boldest, most revolutionary proposals to eliminate the digital divide and expand high-speed internet access to all Californians.
Thurmond announced this challenge during the latest meeting of his Closing the Digital Divide Task Force, an ongoing initiative to close inequitable access to technology the State Superintendent co-chairs with Senator Connie Leyva, (D-Chino), chair of the Senate Education Committee.
As many as one million students still lack internet connectivity, and the State Superintendent’s new challenge is designed to inspire the public and private sector’s most ambitious innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and creative problem-solvers to develop technology and strategic partnerships that will not only help learners right away but remove barriers to
35 Academics Question Part of CA Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Thirty-five academics sent a letter to the California State Board of Education and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on January 21 questioning the alleged benefits of the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC).
The letter, which is posted on the AMCHA Initiative’s website, specifically challenges the section of the ESMC titled “The Benefits of Ethnic Studies,” which claims that ethnic studies, if taught properly, results in “positive academic and social outcomes for students.” For better academic outcomes, it pointed to higher GPAs, test scores and attendance; for better social outcomes, it pointed to stronger “social and cultural awareness.” But the 35 academics concluded that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate these claims.