By Niu Gao, Julien Lafortune, and Laura Hill, Cal Mattrs, January 5, 2021
With coronavirus cases spiking across California, districts have paused or delayed plans to reopen schools. Most school districts will continue to rely on distance learning for the coming months.
Prior to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent proposal to provide $2 billion in incentives for California schools to reopen for in-person instruction for younger students, Los Angeles Unified last month reversed course on its school reopening, while a growing number of districts – including San Bernardino, the state’s seventh largest – announced plans to keep students in distance learning for the entire 2020–21 school year.
Without equitable access to broadband internet and digital devices, many students are at risk of falling behind or dropping out, exacerbating educational inequities.
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