The school year at Duarte Unified School District, 20 miles east of Los Angeles, started a month ago, but Brady, Ellie and Jack Fitzgibbons have yet to receive any instruction from their teachers. The 13-year-old triplets are on the autism spectrum, and their mother Julie Fitzgibbons didn’t feel safe sending them to school because she […]
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Eureka City Schools to Offer In-Person Classes in March
The Eureka City Schools Board voted last night to open up for in-person instruction by March 1 for pre-school to eighth grade, with families having the option to continue distance learning. Superintendent Fred Van Vleck noted in a Facebook post that the California Department of Public Health does not allow high schools to reopen in […]
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Toddy Thomas Middle School Moves to Online Instruction After Students Test Positive for COVID-19
In a Facebook post, Fortuna’s Toddy Thomas Middle School Principal Mat Bigham announced the school would move to distance learning as soon as tomorrow after “one or more students” tested positive for COVID-19 and multiple students “may have been exposed.” According to the post, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders were exposed, and several fifth graders […]
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Fortuna Union High School District Will Continue In-Person Classes
The Fortuna Union High School District decided to continue to offer three learning options, distance learning, in-person and independent study, for its students at a board of trustees meeting on Monday, Nov. 16. “The board would like to keep these options open for our students and clearly stated that it was the community’s responsibility to […]
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Student Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Fortuna High School
Amid a record-breaking week that saw 53 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Humboldt County, Lost Coast Outpost is reporting one case has a number of students at Fortuna High School quarantining. According to the post, parents of FHS students received phone messages from school administrators last night letting them know “a student at Fortuna High […]
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HSU Lecturer’s Photo on NYT Magazine Cover
If you were clutching the pages of the New York Times Magazine‘s education issue this week or racking up screen time reading it online to learn about what’s going on in schools and homes amid the pandemic across the U.S., you might have seen some local photography. The deceptively soothing cover image of a child at […]
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Office of Ed Lists Schools’ Status for Instruction
The Humboldt County Office of Education has set up a website for parents seeking information on what their children’s school district is planning for at least the beginning of the school year. According to the office, the information is updated as often as possible to keep up with the fluid situation, but the current list […]
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Distance Learning: It’s Hard. For Everyone.
If you are among the legion of parents that have taken on the role of teacher during distance learning, you have undoubtedly experienced the challenging merge of parent and educator. Seems natural, right? Heck, we are the parent, we understand our kids better than anyone — we got this. But if you are fortunate to […]
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Cal State Coronavirus: Your Questions Answered About how CSUs Are Navigating COVID
You’ve got questions about how your CSU education will be disrupted during the coronavirus pandemic. Chancellor Tim White has answers. In a wide-ranging discussion with CalMatters’ College Journalism Network on Thursday, the chancellor discussed fee refunds, support for faculty teaching online, and more. Here’s what we learned. For more details, watch the full interview with […]
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HCOE Recommends Schools Remain Closed for the Term
According to a press release, the Humboldt County Office of Education plans to follow the advice of Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich and the recommendation of Gov. Newsom and advise local school facilities to remain closed through the end of the school year. Distance learning implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19 will continue. The […]