Moments that defined Covid-19’s impact on education in California


  • California Department of Education and California Department of Public
    Health issue

    joint guidance

    on the coronavirus to school districts.

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    Colleges in California and nationally

    move to

    online instruction in response to the coronavirus. The California
    Department of Education

    receives

    a USDA waiver that enables districts to feed students during
    coronavirus-related closures.

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    Newsom signs

    executive order

    assuring closed schools remain funded as schools throughout the state

    announce

    closures and distance learning

    begins

    .

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    State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond

    advises districts

    to plan for providing distance learning through the end of the school
    year.

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    Colleges

    begin to announce

    plans not to resume classes in person. CSU, UC later

    announce

    decision to keep most fall classes online.

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    EdSource analysis

    shows wide disparities in how much school districts will receive
    through federal CARES Act.

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    Newsom projects a $54 billion deficit and $19 billion less in
    Proposition 98 funding over two years for schools and community
    colleges. Proposed budget

    slashes

    funding for preschool and child care plans, teacher development

    programs

    .

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    Superintendents of urban California districts pen

    open letter

    to lawmakers saying proposed budget cuts will

    set back

    restarting school.

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    In historic action, UC

    moves to drop

    SAT/ACT and develop a replacement exam for admissions.

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    College graduates forced to abandon the traditional celebrations and
    ceremonies associated with graduation

    turn to

    families or even video games to mark their accomplishments.

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    In Los Angeles,

    Oakland, West Contra Costa County

    , Sacramento and San Francisco, K-12 officials

    reconsider

    whether police should be in schools and activists urge for their
    removal in the wake of the George Floyd killing.

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    A spike in Covid-19 cases

    prompts

    more districts to plan for online education for the beginning of the
    2020-2021 school year.

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    State

    imposes

    strict regulations for school opening and closing based on counties on
    state’s monitoring list. Establishes

    waiver process

    to allow some elementary schools to reopen.

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    In response to new regulations, many school districts

    abandon plans

    for fall hybrid learning and in-person classes.

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    Los Angeles Unified

    reaches deal

    with teachers over distance learning while other districts struggle to
    finalize plans.

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    State health officials release first health and safety

    guidance

    for how colleges and universities can reopen, but most classes must be
    offered remotely and have other restrictions in place.

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    State-issued

    guidance

    permitting limited openings will apply to districts in counties on the
    coronavirus watch list, where schools are shut down, followed by

    guidance

    allowing small cohorts of 14 students and two adults for special
    education, homeless and foster students.

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    Los Angeles Unified announces

    plan

    to offer coronavirus testing to all students, staff.

    Power outages

    due to a heat wave hit California as school resumes virtually across
    the state.

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    Almost all colleges and universities

    open

    with few in-person classes, but dorms still house students and some
    campuses plan for testing and contact tracing.

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    Newsom

    introduces

    four-tiered color coded county tracking system to replace the previous
    monitoring list for counties. The “Blueprint for a Safer Economy”
    tracks counties by the number of Covid-19 cases recorded each day and
    the percentage of positive cases out of the total number of tests
    administered, both averaged over seven days. The system has had a
    major impact on a school’s ability to reopen for in-person
    instruction.

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture

    reverses

    earlier plans, allows schools to continue offering free grab-and-go
    meals to any student, regardless of eligibility, as they did over the
    summer.

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    Lucerne Valley Elementary in San Bernardino County is one of the first
    public schools in the state to get approval to

    reopen

    under state’s waiver program.

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    California community colleges see

    drops

    in fall enrollment with some showing double-digit losses.

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    UCLA researchers announce

    research

    showing big jump in homeless students.

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    “Leading school superintendents

    call on Newsom

    to impose a “common standard” for reopening schools in California.”

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    Joe Biden is elected 46th president of the United States, with
    arguably the most ambitious education agenda of any president.
    California voters

    reject

    Proposition 16 to restore affirmative action as well as

    Proposition 15

    to raise commercial property taxes denying schools more revenue from
    this source in the future.

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    As Newsom “sounds the alarm,”

    pandemic surge

    puts 28 more counties in the “purple” tier, putting opening of regular
    classrooms on hold for millions of California students.

  • Impatient with Newsom’s policies on school reopening, California
    Assembly leaders

    press

    for all districts to resume in-school teaching in the spring.

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    Congress

    approves

    $900 billion Covid-19 relief package, including $82 billion for K-12
    and colleges, plus $22 billion for Covid-19 testing that could help to
    reopen schools. Of the $82 billion, $6.5 billion went to California
    for K-12 schools.

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    Newsom announces

    “Safe Schools For All” plan

    , which allowed in-person instruction in counties in “purple” tier
    with daily case rate of less than 25, and a $2 billion

    incentive program

    to bring back in-person instruction for elementary grades and students
    with special needs in prioritized categories by mid-February.

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    Supporters of former President Donald Trump storm the United States
    Capitol in a riot. California educators

    condemn and reflect

    on what many call an “insurrection.”

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a new state budget increasing funding to
    California colleges to stabilize tuition rates, provide emergency aid,
    and “re-engage” students who have dropped out due to the Covid-19
    pandemic. The budget also proposes $4.6 billion for summer school
    programs.
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    Teachers and other school employees in Mariposa County are among the
    first in the state to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
  • West Contra Costa Unified

    announces plans

    to create a permanent, virtual K-12 academy, citing concerns about the
    pandemic’s impact.

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    Newsom announces the creation of Safe Schools for All Hub, a site
    providing resources to school districts regarding California’s Covid-19
    strategies.
  • Covid-19 death toll passes 400,000 in the U.S., CDC announces.

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    In a news conference, Newsom announces streamlined vaccination efforts,
    including an age-based eligibility system and putting teachers high on
    the state’s priority vaccination list.
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    The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing extends a waiver
    allowing those in preparation programs to continue teaching as they
    finish their credentials, the latest move to combat a teacher shortage
    during the pandemic.
  • Covid-19 death toll in the U.S. surpasses 500,000, CDC announces.

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    The Biden administration confirms all schools must resume annual
    standardized testing, with modifications to protect against Covid. The
    requirement had been suspended in March 2020.
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    The California Department of Public Health reports that infection rates
    have fallen significantly, allowing many elementary schools to begin
    reopening.
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    The California Legislature approves a plan providing $2 billion in
    incentives for districts that reopen for in-person learning beginning
    April 1, starting with the earliest grades first.
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    President Joe Biden signs the $2 trillion

    American Rescue Plan

    allocating about $15 billion to K-12 schools in California to combat the
    pandemic and related recession.

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    One-year anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring
    Covid-19 a global pandemic.
  • The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates
    guidelines on distancing in schools in elementary schools. Elementary
    schoolers can safely distance from 3 feet, while middle and high schools
    should maintain a distance of 6 feet.

  • U.S. Department of Education announces California is behind on returning
    to in-person instruction.

  • CDC announces that about 80% of K-12 staff, teachers, staff and child
    care workers have received at least their first dose of the Covid
    vaccine.

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    Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school
    district in the nation,

    reopens for in-person learning

    after facing lawsuits and criticism from a group of parents for not
    reopening sooner.

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that it will continue
    reimbursing schools and child care centers for free meals, a move
    serving food insecure families during the pandemic.
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    The University of California system announces it will no longer consider
    SAT or ACT scores in scholarship or admissions decisions.
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    California announces a plan to spend $6 billion to expand broadband
    internet access to thousands of students underserved by private internet
    service providers during distance learning.
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    State rescinds mandate requiring schools to send home children who
    refuse to wear a mask, announcing that it will allow schools to decide
    what to do.
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    The University of California system announces that it will require
    students, faculty and staff to show proof of vaccination against Covid.
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    The California State University System announces that all faculty,
    students and staff will be required to show proof of vaccination.
  • CDC updates masking guidance, recommending masking indoors and in high
    transmission areas, amid a surge in the Covid virus’s new delta variant.

  • Several California community colleges, including ones in the Los Angeles
    Community College District and Los Rios Community College District,
    implement vaccine mandates amid surging cases.

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    California becomes the first state in the nation to

    require school staff

    to be vaccinated against Covid or undergo weekly testing.

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    Culver City Unified, in west Los Angeles, announces that it will require
    all students to be vaccinated against and undergo weekly testing,
    becoming the first school district in California to do so.
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    Several rural districts in California close schools, following an
    increase in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
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    The Los Angeles Unified school board votes to require all students 12
    and older to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, becoming the largest
    public school district to do so.
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    The chancellor of the California Community College system announces
    student enrollment has dropped below 2 million students for the first
    time in over 30 years due to the pandemic.
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    A judge rules that California students with disabilities can resume
    independent study after Assembly Bill 130 was passed, requiring all
    schools to provide in-person classes. The bill made an exception for
    those who qualified for independent study, but shut out several students
    who had various disabilities preventing them from wearing a mask or
    making them susceptible to Covid.
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    The UC system announces it will stick with test-free admissions and will
    not replace the SAT and ACT with a new exam.
  • CDC announces the death toll in the U.S. has surpassed 800,000.

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    Several school districts, including Los Angeles Unified and West Contra
    Costa Unified, announce plans to delay vaccine mandate deadlines.
  • CDC updates quarantine and isolation guidelines, and California
    announces the state will follow them.

  • CDC reports 1 million active Covid cases in the U.S, the highest daily
    total of any country.

  • About 900 teachers and aides stage a “sickout” to protest the lack of
    Covid-19 protections in San Francisco public schools in the midst of a
    surge of cases.

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom announces that funding for schools and community
    colleges will increase to over $100 million in the midst of a pandemic
    affecting state revenue.
  • Newsom signs an executive order loosening state regulations for
    substitute teachers to combat staffing shortages.

  • Following a

    “sickout”

    protest by several teachers at a West Contra Costa Unified middle
    school, over half of Stege Elementary school’s teachers call out to
    protest Covid-19 policies.

  • Oakland-based research group Children Now releases report card detailing
    the effects of the pandemic, wildfires and racial injustice on
    children’s education and mental health.

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    Several CSU and UC campuses suspend in-person classes following a surge
    of cases.
  • San Diego State University sees a record number of fall 2022 applicants,
    indicating a bounce back to pre-pandemic levels.

  • The chancellor of the CSU system announces tuition will not increase for
    the 2022-23 school year as many students continue to face financial
    struggles due to the pandemic.

  • A panel for the CSU system recommends eliminating SAT and ACT exams for
    admission, following several colleges across the nation during the
    pandemic.

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    EdSource reports that graduation rates held steady during the pandemic.
  • CDC issues new rating system allowing most students in K-12 schools to
    remove masks indoors.

  • Covid-19 deaths worldwide surpass 6 million.

  • Two year anniversary of when the World Health Organization declared the
    coronavirus a global pandemic.

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    California ends school mask mandate.
  • President Joe Biden proposes $88.3 billion dollars in new discretionary
    funds for American colleges, a 16% increase from the previous year.

  • Almost 1 million Covid deaths have been reported in the U.S.

  • The National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers announces
    state-based preschool programs suffered from massive pandemic-related
    losses, including enrollment decline and loss of state funding.

  • Biden and the Department of Education announce an extension of the
    student loan payment pause until Aug. 31. The pandemic-era policy
    assisted millions of borrowers nationwide.

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    College students introduce a bill to add a 24-hour mental health hotline
    number on student ID cards due to the growing mental health crisis
    associated with the pandemic and other social justice issues.
  • U.S. Covid deaths top 1 million.

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    Newsom announces a revised state budget allocating $128 billion to
    schools and community colleges in the state, $20 billion more than
    initially proposed. The new budget is slated to provide $3.3 billion for
    districts affected by inconsistent attendance due to new Covid variants.
  • The Public Policy Institute of California reveals that science
    instruction decreased in K-12 schools across the state during the
    pandemic. More than 200 districts were surveyed, citing teacher burnout
    related to the pandemic and a lack of funding for science, technology,
    engineering and math programs.

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    California to provide free lunch to all K-12 students, expanding on the
    USDA’s pandemic-era universal meal program.
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    Several public universities and colleges begin in-person instructions
    with few Covid restrictions.
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    As educators worry about the pandemic’s effect on students, the state
    Department of Education announces it will delay release of standardized
    test scores from the previous year, prompting a public outcry.
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    California Department of Education

    announces it will release

    standardized test scores projected to show declines related to global
    pandemic. This is a contrast from the initial announcement indicating a
    delay.

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    EdSource reports that California students have performed significantly
    worse on state standardized states, highlighting another one of the
    pandemic’s impacts on education.
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    CSU board of trustees abandons a plan to require a fourth year of math
    for admission, citing pandemic-related concerns.
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a budget decrease for California Community
    Colleges and K-12 schools, while continuing to allocate funding for
    “learning recovery from Covid.”
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    Officials from the Department of Public Health announce plans to end the
    Covid vaccine mandate for school children.
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    Several elementary schools in Marin County institute a temporary mask
    mandate following an uptick in cases.
  • CDC adds Covid-19 vaccine to recommended immunization schedule for
    children ages 6-17.

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    CalFresh announces it will end two temporary exceptions allowing more
    students to qualify for CalFresh during the pandemic.
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    Despite hopes of return to a “pre-pandemic normalcy,” state data reports
    a decline in TK-12 enrollment.
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    Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers,
    testifies in front of Congress regarding Covid-related closures at
    schools.
  • World Health Organization announces that Covid-19 is no longer
    considered a global pandemic.

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    CalMatters reports that the Golden State Education and Training Grant
    Program, which allows those affected by job loss due to Covid to enroll
    in a college program, is set to end by June 15 in order to combat
    ongoing budget deficit.
  • School officials and union leaders for Los Angeles Unified reach
    agreement to extend winter breaks. If ratified, the measure will extend
    the school year in hopes of combating Covid-related learning loss.

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    State Legislature mandates a change in literacy standards, hoping to
    combat reading loss.
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    In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules President Joe Biden
    lacked the authority to implement a plan erasing $400 billion in college
    student debt, leaving millions of people affected by financial woes
    during the pandemic in a limbo.
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    The Legislature announces two bills to combat a teacher shortage
    exacerbated by the pandemic, including one set to pay student teachers
    for their required 600 hours of instruction.
  • The state Department of Education

    plans to sue Stanford researchers

    to prevent them from testifying in a suit alleging that the state failed
    to prevent learning loss for low-income and other high-risk groups. Some
    professors from the university planned to testify regarding the effects
    of the pandemic on chronic absenteeism and student engagement/enrollment
    measures.

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    Reversing course, the department announces it will not pursue a lawsuit
    against the Stanford researchers.
  • Chancellor for California Community Colleges announces enrollment has
    increased, bouncing back after years of pandemic-related declines.

  • Los Angeles Unified School District announces it will no longer require
    employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The mandate was under
    controversy as many claimed it was discriminatory.

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    CAASPP Smarter Balanced assessments reveal that districts have done
    little to reverse learning loss due to the pandemic. The learning loss
    disproportionately affected Black, Latino and economically disadvantaged
    students.
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a rainy day fund to protect California
    colleges from expected budget shortfalls.
  • Los Angeles Unified loosens Covid restrictions, allowing children and
    school to return to school if symptoms are mild.

  • A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine finds that long
    Covid will have lasting effects on IQ levels and cognitive ability of
    schoolchildren.

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    California Community Colleges reports that the system has lost more than
    $5 million due to fraudulent registrations, a trend that has seen an
    increase since the pandemic.
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    Trump-appointed judge in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules
    that Los Angeles Unified employees can sue the district over expired
    Covid policies. The suit had been thrown out by a lower court as the
    rules were no longer in effect.
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    The New York Times reports that $190 billion given to schools to help
    students recover from pandemic-related learning loss did little to
    improve test scores.
  • Toddlers and babies born during the pandemic suffered from significant
    developmental delays due to its effects, the New York Times reports.

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    Los Angeles Unified superintendent announces that the district has
    recovered from some learning loss during the pandemic, with reading
    scores showing English proficiency increasing from 41% to 43%. Math
    scores also rose by 2 percentage points.
  • Study by Northwest Evaluation Association reports that a significant
    number of eighth graders are approximately a year behind in learning
    progress due to the pandemic.

  • EdWeek reports that district administrators have until Sept. 30 to claim
    share of Covid-related federal aid set aside to assist homeless
    students.

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    CSU system announces 461,000 enrolled students, the largest number since
    the beginning of the pandemic.
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    State data indicates improving scores on standardized tests, but not to
    pre-pandemic levels. Government officials say the scores show that
    districts are making up for learning loss.
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    The Center on Reinventing Public Education gives California a D grade on
    its reporting of the effects of Covid on students.
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    EdSource reports that several schools and colleges around California
    will receive over $45 billion in bonds for construction in a “post-Covid
    vote of confidence.”
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    West Contra Costa district announces it will cut several administrative
    and staff positions due to a budget deficit, citing declining enrollment
    and expiration of Covid-relief grants as causes.




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