Local News San Mateo County awards $3.2M in grants to summer student programs Bay City NewsUpdated Apr 7, 2022 San Mateo County officials awarded $3.2 million in grant funding to various summer programs this week.
State Standardized test scores in California fell during year in distance learning By John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis EdSource Jan 8, 2022 After five straight years of gradual improvement, standardized test scores declined significantly last year for many California students, most…
State COVID closes California rural schools as delta variant spreads By Diana Lambert EdSource Updated Sep 10, 2021 Just weeks after schools reopened for the school year, some rural California campuses are closing temporarily to stop COVID outbreaks from spr…
State Featured Teachers report school reopenings exhausting By John Fensterwald EdSource Updated Jun 14, 2021 Many parents weren’t alone in their displeasure with how school campuses reopened this spring across California. So were most teachers, accord…
State Distance learning led to poor academic outcomes for many Bay City News Foundation Jun 1, 2021 Students who spent most of the 2020-21 school year in distance learning were more likely to fall behind academically and to be absent than stu…
Local News Featured South San Francisco schools to sanitize with UV-C technology By Astrid Casimire Bay City News Foundation Updated Apr 19, 2021 The South San Francisco Unified School District introduced ultraviolet C (UV-C) technology to sanitize surfaces as some students return to in-…
Bay Area Featured Fear of COVID remains widespread despite growing access to vaccines By Betty Marquez Rosales and Zaidee Stavely EdSourceUpdated Apr 16, 2021 Students who are learning English as a second language have priority to return to in-person class at some school districts in California, but …
State What 3 feet means for schools set to reopen By Diana Lambert and John Fensterwald EdSource Apr 2, 2021 New state and federal COVID safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make …
Local News Free public wi-fi access point is installed in East Palo Alto By Astrid Casimire Bay City News Service Foundation Dec 7, 2020 Distance learning became a lot easier for some families without Wi-Fi in East Palo Alto, as San Mateo County recently installed over 70 free W…
