Astounding number of teachers absent on 1st day back from winter break
San Francisco public schools re-opened from the winter break Monday with a big problem. The school district is reporting that 626 of its approximately 3,600 teachers were absent.
Bay Area school district to provide fresh KN95 masks for staff through the school year
West Contra Costa Unified School District announced Tuesday that all staff at school sites will be required to wear KN95 masks starting January 10.
Nearly 150 Stanford students isolating on campus after testing positive for COVID
The winter break will last a little longer for 146 Stanford students testing positive for COVID. The students are isolating in their dorm rooms under University protocol.
Biden urges schools to remain open amid COVID-19 case surge, orders 20M antiviral pills
“We know that our kids can be safe when in school,” President Joe Biden said from the White House. “That’s why I believe schools should stay open.”
Parents scramble to get COVID tests for kids ahead of return to school
Even as San Francisco public schools reopened Monday after the holiday break, some families were lined up at a mobile testing site at district headquarters so their children could get tested for COVID.
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff. And a small number of school systems are switching to remote learning — for just a short while, educators hope.
US colleges opting for online classes amid omicron surge
Amid a wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, dozens of colleges are making plans to move classes online for at least the first week of the semester.
Bay Area schools ramp up COVID testing efforts as students return from winter break
Schools may be closed for the holidays. But testing continues.
State schools superintendent distributes at-home COVID tests in Castro Valley
With many students heading back to next week, the State of California is ramping up efforts to get them tested for COVID in order to attend class in-person safely.
Students' return from winter break will likely involve more COVID tests
The New Year is almost here, and for many families that means students will be heading back to class after the holiday break.
University of Miami to start next semester remotely amid COVID surge
The University of Miami will start the spring semester with remote-only classes amid surging cases of COVID-19 in South Florida, school officials said.
San Antonio grandfather graduates college alongside granddaughter
88-year-old Rene Neira graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with his granddaughter 23-year-old Melanie Salazar on December 11.
For the fourth day in a row, hundreds of flights are canceled across the US
There were more than 1,000 flights canceled Monday within, into or out of the US. The country has seen well over 3,000 flights canceled over the Christmas holiday the past four days.
15-year-old graduates from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as one of the youngest
Jack Rico of Huntington Beach, California, earned his college degree at 15 years old.
Sonoma County to require boosters for school staff, first responders, healthcare workers
Sonoma County has become the latest to enact new required Covid-19 protocols in the wake of the surging omicron variant.
Third-grade teacher sinks viral basketball shot, winning students hot chocolate
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, an elementary teacher at Holy Trinity School, went viral after hitting a full-court shot for her students and earning them hot chocolate.
Sierra could get 80 more inches of snow by Christmas
Scientists are predicting that between 60 and 80 inches of snow could actually fall between now and Christmas Day.
San Mateo County Community College District vice chancellor charged with embezzlement
A San Mateo County Community College District vice chancellor has been charged with 15 felonies, including embezzlement and perjury, county prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Student loan payment pause extended through May 1
President Joe Biden said financial recovery from the pandemic will take longer than job recovery, especially for those with student loans.
Judge rules against California school district in COVID vaccine suit
San Diego Unified is one of several large school districts in California to announce such mandates. Other districts with similar mandates include Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento and West Contra Costa Unified school districts.