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Governor Declares Emergency Over Wildfire Near Yosemite
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County Saturday due to the effects of the Oak Fire.
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California Launches Largest Free School Lunch Program in the US
California became the first state to adopt a universal lunch program that will give students the option to get school meals for free regardless of their family’s income.
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California Turns a Page on the Pandemic, Lifting Most COVID Restrictions
California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.
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Gunman's Ex-Wife Says She's ‘Shocked' About VTA Yard Shooting News
Cecilia Nelms is the ex-wife of the man identified as the gunman responsible for the VTA yard shooting, and she described him as bad tempered and said he was someone who could physically hurt others.
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California Public Schools See ‘Sharp Decline' in Enrollment
The California Department of Education says public school enrollment dropped by more than 160,000 this academic year.
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‘Zoom in a Room'? California's School Lag in Reopening Push
Frustrated parents across California say sending their children back to school for what they call “zoom in a room” is not the in-person learning experience they expected for the students.
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California Ethnic Studies Debate: Whose Stories Get Told?
Race and ethnicity can be tricky topics to discuss, especially in the classroom. But the California Department of Education had no idea how heated the debate would get when it set out to draft a model ethnic studies curriculum for high schools statewide. The process took over two years, multiple versions, and drew nearly 100,000 public comments. In one ongoing…
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San Francisco Sues Its Own School District to Reopen Classes
The city of San Francisco took a dramatic step Wednesday in its effort to get children back into public school classrooms, suing its own school district to try to force open the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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California Governor and Unions Clash Over School Openings
An effort to reopen California schools is foundering, stoking frustrations across America’s most populous state from parents eager to get their children back in classrooms and a governor who wants them there.
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Deadly Wildfires in California Burn More Than 4 Million Acres, Double Previous Record
Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than four million acres this year, more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state.
