Humboldt County Public Health reported 14 new COVID-19 cases today, making 69 so far this week. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 343 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4 percent, bringing the county’s case count to 3,349. The California Department of Public Health announced today that a benchmark of distributing some 2 million […]
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Local Educators Call for Collaborative Approach to Navigating Next School Year
In an open letter to the community, educators from Humboldt and Del Norte counties are calling for a united approach as decisions are made about how to approach the 2020-2021 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter — sent out by the Eureka office of the California Teachers Association and signed by representatives of […]
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The Great Teacher Dropout
A national teacher shortage, as reported Aug. 19 on National Public Radio, is hitting close to home. Humboldt County is among many regions struggling to attract qualified candidates to its schools and, as students head back to the classroom, some administrators are wondering who will be there to greet them. “The districts locally are going […]