October 21, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez | Janelle Salanga
Superintendent Jorge Aguilar called the vaccine requirement “a path forward to keeping our schools open.” The mandate takes effect Nov. 30, seven months before the state requirement begins.
October 15, 2021 | A.V. Benford
The state superintendent, other officials look at challenges, solutions to creating equity for all students and families.
September 13, 2021 | Pauline Bartolone
Roughly 1,600 students at Sacramento City Unified schools have chosen to continue learning at home through the pandemic. But most of the kids remain without teacher assignments, and parents say the district has left many questions unanswered.
August 11, 2021 | Chris Hagan
California will require that all teachers and school staff be vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19, becoming the first state to impose such measures ahead of the new school year.
July 15, 2021 | A.V. Benford
A Sacramento City school teacher was recorded using racial slurs in the classroom. But one question from organizers still lingers: In a district that has mandatory anti-bias training for teachers, how could this incident happen?
February 15, 2021 | Pauline Bartolone
Before the pandemic closed schools, only a few dozen kids at Sacramento City Unified schools missed three days a week of school or more. Now, that number is almost a thousand.
December 30, 2020
Schools would only qualify in counties with lower infection rates. Kindergarten through sixth grade is prioritized in the governor’s $2-billion plan, which would need the Legislature’s approval.
October 9, 2020 | Kris Hooks
The Folsom Cordova Unified School Board voted for its students to return to classrooms part time. It comes in anticipation of schools in the county getting the greenlight to reopen after moving into the red tier of California’s reopening guidelines.
September 20, 2020
Without clear guidance from the state, coronavirus testing remains a contentious and costly issue as more school districts inch toward reopening.
June 9, 2019
A closely watched report commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for more local discretion and tighter regulation of charter schools.
