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'Zoom in a Room:' California ranks last in the country for reopening schools


Zoom in a Room: California ranks last in the country for reopening schools
By Jocelyn Gecker, Janie Har and Amy Taxin
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SAN FRANCISCO - Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: Zoom in a Room. In Los Angeles, students can start going back to school in person, but more than half say they will stick with distance learning.
More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced California’s classrooms to close, some of the largest school districts are welcoming back students this week. But the most populated state is lagging the rest of the country and in some cases offering options that parents say are unacceptable. ....

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'Zoom in a Room'? California's School Lag in Reopening Push – NBC Bay Area


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Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: “Zoom in a Room.” In Los Angeles, students can start going back to school in person, but more than half say they will stick with distance learning.
More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced California’s classrooms to close, some of the largest school districts are welcoming back students this week. But the most populated state is lagging the rest of the country and in some cases offering options that parents say are unacceptable.
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Newsom pushes to reopen California public schools but faces resistance


Jocelyn Gecker, Janie Har and Amy Taxin
Associated Press
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that all California schools should reopen when the new academic year begins next fall.
His frustration was evident: “Money is not an object now. It’s an excuse, he said. “I want all schools to reopen. I’ve been crystal clear about that.”
Newsom spoke at an elementary school in Santa Rosa that began welcoming students back this week. But his wishes remain an expectation rather than a mandate in California’s decentralized education system, where 1,200 school districts negotiate separately with teachers unions and ultimately govern themselves. ....

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