Back to school in a pandemic: Resources and news for parents
The confusing patchwork of school reopenings in L.A. County has created confusion for students and parents. Here’s some information on how all of this works.
Here’s how to get help with technology, including computers, WiFi and free meals, from your school district.
Experts say many students in kindergarten through third grade will struggle with online school. Here are some ideas to help make virtual learning work as well as you can.
About 200,000 Orange County students are back to school amid celebrations and safety concerns, a major test of school districts’ ability to reopen campuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts say the safety of school reopenings depends on the measures schools put in place and how much the virus is still circulating in the community.
in the last 6½ months, at least 277,285 schoolchildren in 38 states tested positive for the coronavirus, the CDC reported. Cases rose as school resumed.
Orange County hopes to be able to allow all K-12 schools to reopen but must stay off the state’s watchlist. L.A. County is a different story.
Remote learning is a challenge for parents who have to leave home for work. Here’s a guide to some of the options
Parents of children in special education programs and students may find remote learning incredibly difficult. Here are some ideas parents, educators and service providers say can help.
Math homework and history reading can mostly be done alone. But social and emotional learning requires interaction. Here’s how parents can help their children during remote schooling.
Experts say it’s going to be a tough call for figuring out how to get elementary schools reopened. Reopening elementary schools when disease transmission is too high is risky.
New survey finds three-fourths of families have experienced a loss of income since March and more than one-third of students don’t have a quiet place to study.
Crying has been part of school life from time immemorial. But never has it had such a vast and motley audience, as young kids’ emotional literacy is tested by COVID-19 and virtual class.
As campuses begin to reopen, teachers watch anxiously, and some are raising concerns publicly, including Orange County teachers who led a protest and signed a petition.
K-12 schools in Los Angeles are not allowed to be open at the moment. Yet many schools have reopened anyway, either by outsourcing their facilities to established providers like the Y, or by rebranding as day camps, which are license-exempt and virtually unregulated in California.
L.A. schools have launched a massive COVID-19 testing program in hopes of reopening campuses.
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Times survey finds profound disparities in distance learning between children attending schools in high-poverty areas and those in more affluent ones.
L.A. Board of Education approves agreement with union for structured online teaching. Critics say it needlessly shortens the traditional school day.
Board of Supervisors votes to have the L.A. County parks department develop a plan to hold school at parks and libraries.
Frantic parents with resources are rushing to hire tutors and form learning pods to bring distance learning to their homes and backyards amid coronavirus school closures.
As a parent or guardian in the time of COVID, remember you are already a teacher — and that learning opportunities are everywhere.
