Milpitas schools reverse decision to go remote amid rising omicron cases
The superintendent's office for the Milpitas Unified School District sent a note to parents informing them that all classes would be held in the classroom, reversing the school district's decision from a day earlier to temporarily go fully remote from Jan.10 to 17.
Oakland school officials say teachers should be in classroom following 'sickout'
Over 500 Oakland teachers held a sickout on Friday to protest the district's handling of COVID protocols. OUSD expects them to be back at work on Monday.
COVID-19 concerns linger in the classroom
Stanford Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Grace Lee spoke to Mornings on 2 on Saturday about some of the challenges facing parents, students, and teachers.
Student test scores, graduation rates decline during pandemic
New data from the California Department of Education shows a decline in student test scores during the past year of the pandemic.
Rising COVID cases causing delays, remote instruction at Bay Area universities
The spike in COVID cases is causing some Bay Area universities to return to remote instruction or delaying their return from winter break.
Milpitas Schools returning to distance learning for at least a week
Milpitas Unified School District announced that it will return to distance learning, by starting with a 10-day quarantine until January 18.
Milpitas Schools returning to distance learning for at least a week
Milpitas Schools returning to distance learning for at least a week
Santa Clara County Office of Education, health department push to keep schools open
Santa Clara County Office of Education and the county's public health department released a joint statement Friday night making their case to keep schools open and to not revert to distance learning as the omicron variant surges.
District says unauthorized Oakland teacher 'sickout' technically 'illegal'
Oakland teachers staged a ‘sickout’ Friday that saw 500 teachers staying out of class and forcing the school district to close 12 schools for the day.
West Contra Costa Unified School District shuts all schools due to COVID
Administrators for the West Contra Costa Unified School District have closed all of their schools for two days due to a surge in COVID cases and teacher shortages.
Virus strains schools: Bay Area teachers call in sick, some classes go back online
The virus surge has been straining Bay Area school systems causing teachers to call out sick and some classes to go back online.
Not enough substitutes to fill San Francisco classrooms with 600 teachers still absent
Some San Francisco school teachers staged a sickout to express their frustration with how the district handled the return to school following winter break.
San Francisco State postpones Saturday's commencement ceremony due to omicron
San Francisco State University on Thursday announced the decision to postpone the winter commencement ceremony due to the rising number of omicron cases.
OUSD warns of possible teacher sickout amid omicron surge
The Oakland Unified School District on Thursday warned parents that some educators may be planning what they described as an "illegal" sickout amid skyrocketing COVID cases seen across the region, according to an email sent to families.
San Francisco teachers' union says walkout possible if safe working conditions not met
There's a looming threat that educators may walk off the job if safe working conditions are not met.
Yale students must quarantine on campus amid COVID-19 surge, encouraged not to eat at local restaurants
For meals, students have access to 'grab-and-go' food from the school or may order curbside pickup.
Newsom slammed for California student COVID test shortage
Millions of test kits were sent to families before and during winter break but millions more were not — raising concerns about school safety now that the state’s 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms amid soaring rates of COVID cases.
San Francisco teachers claim district didn't plan well for latest COVID surge
The San Francisco Unified teacher union says there is a lack of planning from the district during this latest COVID surge as more than 600 teachers called in sick the day before.
Chicago Public Schools cancels Wednesday classes after teachers union votes to switch to remote learning
Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Classes continue in Palo Alto schools, with restrictions for indoor sports
With negative COVID-19 tests in hand, elementary school students returned to the classroom Tuesday at Palo Alto Unified schools. Close to 150 Stanford University students are isolating in campus housing.