Education

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Schools would have to offer in-person learning for primary students starting Feb. 16 in order to get the full funds under the governor’s $89.5 billion education budget. Lawmakers would need to meet deadlines in February and March, far earlier than normal.

Oregon education and health officials say school staff won't be vaccinated until late February, putting reopening goals in doubt for some districts. That reality is causing debate among educators and more uncertainty for parents and students.

After painting a dark forecast for the pandemic earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom today offered parents and students some hope: He has a $2-billion plan for schools to start in-person learning by spring.

Brown gives school districts greater flexibility in choosing whether to reopen

While coronavirus cases are surging across California and overwhelming intensive care units, the country’s top infectious disease expert said today he’s “cautiously optimistic” that college students can return to campus in the fall.

While some Oregon school districts are asking the state to let them start face-to-face classes, some schools in Northern California are doing just the opposite: they’re having to transition to distance learning because of staff shortages.

A group of eight California lawmakers will advance a proposal in January that would require the state’s public schools to reopen and offer in-person instruction once they receive permission to do so from state and local public-health authorities.

Like a number of colleges across California, USC is swapping its traditional spring break for five single-day breaks scattered throughout the semester, in hopes of cutting down on the spread of COVID-19.

The Medford school board is urging Governor Kate Brown to loosen regulations on in-person learning, despite the high number of coronavirus cases in Jackson County.