SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond hosted Wednesday the first American Indian Education Oversight Committee (AIEOC) meeting since 2017. The AIEOC will provide input and advice to Thurmond on all aspects of American Indian education programs established by the state, with
AIEOC members having extensive knowledge of current educational policies relating to, and issues faced by, tribes and American Indian communities in California.
“I’m excited to bring together educators as we rethink how we not only teach about Native Americans in schools, but also how Native American children are experiencing school,” said Thurmond. “Our statewide data tells us that only 75 percent of Native American children graduate high school. Almost one-third of our Native American students are chronically absent from school, and our native children are scoring below standard in English language arts and math. We can close these gaps, and it begins with partnersh
Tuition hike may seem small now, but financial burden will grow, says UC student regent MORE The Board of Regents gave the green light for a tuition increase for incoming undergraduate students at UC schools, including UC Berkeley, starting in fall 2022. Photo by Shutterstock.
Those looking to attend one of the University of California’s 10 campuses next year may need to set aside some extra cash. The UC Board of Regents approved a tuition increase for new students beginning in fall 2022.
The plan calls for tuition and fees to rise by 4.2% for new undergraduates. That means, at the current level, each student will need to shell out an additional $534 annually with the total amount of tuition and fees reaching over $13,000. It’s the first hike in four years after the regents postponed a plan to raise tuition during the pandemic.
Hugs as California public school returns to class in person
Julie Watson
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Masked students wait to be taken to their classrooms at Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Chula Vista, Calif. The school is among the first in the state to start the 2021-22 school year with full-day, in-person learning. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – There was pumping music, dancing teachers and lots of hugs as one of the first public schools in California opened fully to in-person learning Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the fight to return to normalcy in the nation s most populated state, though the masked students served as a reminder that the coronavirus pandemic is still far from over.
After initially mandating a ban on unmasked students on campus, the state is now leaving enforcement decisions up to local officials.
With coronavirus cases soaring nationwide, school districts across the U.S. are navigating a tricky path forward amid mounting pressure to get kids back into classrooms full time this school year despite people’s growing fatigue of mask-wearing, vaccine rules and social distancing requirements.
California was one of the slowest states in the country to reopen its public schools after the pandemic forced millions into online learning for more than a year. When schools did reopen, most districts went to a hybrid model that had students go to class in person only a couple of days a week.