State Featured Glimpse shows steep drops in California’s reading, math scores By Carolyn Jones and Daniel J. Willis EdSource Oct 19, 2022 Recently released test scores from some of California’s largest school districts — representing more than 1 million students — offer a preview…
World WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020 Updated Apr 13, 2025 GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowes…
State Featured State boosts ‘test and treat’ capacity By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation May 21, 2022 COVID-19 testing capacity will expand across the state in the coming weeks as public health officials in an effort to make it easier to access…
National Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer May 10, 2022 Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, w…
Columnists Scoring some antigen tests By Jon Mays Jan 21, 2022 It felt surreptitious, almost unsavory. I had learned through talking to my favorite drugstore workers that the schedule of antigen test deliv…
Local News Featured Testing capacity to expand in San Mateo County By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 19, 2022 Appointments for COVID-19 tests are hard to come by these days as people return from holiday celebrations and cases grow rapidly, prompting ag…
Local News Testing, vaccines urged as schools prepare to reopen Bay City News Foundation Jan 3, 2022 San Mateo County health officials are urging residents to get tested and vaccinated for COVID-19, especially those who are planning to travel …
National Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines By JIM MUSTIAN, JEFFREY COLLINS and CANDICE CHOI Associated PressUpdated Jan 20, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to distribute hundreds of millions of free COVID-19 tests and to open more testing sites to fight…
State In California, inconsistent school COVID rules are the norm By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Oct 8, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Now that schools are back in session, parents are mastering this year's new school vocabulary: Modified quarantine, antig…
