CORONAVIRUS: K-12 EDUCATION
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April 15, 2021 8:00 AM
A bulletin board at LAUSD's John W. Mack Elementary School on April 12, 2021, the day before kindergarteners and first graders began returning to class. (Kyle Stokes/KPCC/LAist)
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have urged public schools to extend their school years, hoping that additional days in the classroom will make up for teacher-student interactions lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But in the L.A. Unified School District, even district leaders acknowledge that their proposal to start the upcoming school year a week early — and shave a week off winter break — will be a tough sell with parents.