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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: California to dramatically expand vaccine eligibility in April |
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All Californians who are at least 50 years old will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination starting April 1, and two weeks later every adult in the state will be encouraged to schedule an appointment, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Judge denies S.F.’s request to order schools to reopen to all students |
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Thursday denied the city’s request for an emergency court order requiring the school district to bring all students in all grades back by the end of April. Judge Ethan Schulman wrote in his ruling that the request was made pointless by several recent developments, including the approval of a plan to bring younger students, as well as more vulnerable older students, back to classrooms.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Judge-denies-San-Francisco-s-request-to-order-16053949.php |
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EDSOURCE
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What 3-foot social distance means for reopening of California schools |
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New state and federal Covid safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make it easier for California schools to return students to classrooms full time, but most districts are not likely to make the change until the fall. Instead, many district officials contacted by EdSource expressed reluctance to make changes to instructional models this school year because most have either reopened or plan to reopen campuses in the next few weeks. |
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https://edsource.org/2021/what-3-foot-social-distance-means-for-reopening-of-california-schools/652087 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Torrance Unified middle, high school students begin in-person learning, El Segundo High holds in-person orientation |
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South Bay high school students have begun trickling back to campuses, including those from the region’s largest district. Torrance Unified School District welcomed both high school and middle school students back to campus on Thursday, March 25, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic forced education to go virtual about a year ago, while El Segundo High School had its first day of on-campus orientation — with the first day of actual in-person learning set for Tuesday.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/03/25/torrance-unified-middle-high-school-students-begin-in-person-learning-el-segundo-high-holds-in-person-orientati |
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NPR
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Biden Says Schools Are On Track To Open As Promised, But Will Kids Go? |
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During his first news conference, President Biden said Thursday that his administration is on track to keep a promise he made to the nation's parents and caregivers: to reopen the majority of elementary and middle schools for full-time, in-person learning within his first 100 days in office. Newly released federal data suggest the president may indeed be on track — but that reopening the nation's schools doesn't mean all students will quickly return to classrooms. Here's a look at the numbers from a nationally representative sample of roughly 7,000 schools: |
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https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/981254854/biden-says-schools-are-on-track-to-open-as-promised-but-will-kids-go |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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STEM Science Festival Offers Spanish Language Content |
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At first, you might think, "Ewww, slime," but you might change your mind if you learn more about it. For science, technology, engineering and math, often referred to as STEM, educator Socorro Sperati, slime is the perfect gateway to get young minds interested in science. "Did you know that slime is science! It is a great way for kids to learn about STEM and how molecules turn into monomers and polymers," Sperati explained as she played with slime in her hands. "You can do it all with ingredients you find at home.”
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2021/03/25/city-of-stem-science-festival-offers-spanish-language-content |
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