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How Can Working Parents Still Teach Their Kids at Home This Fall? - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media Last Friday, Gov. Newsom held a press briefing to announce his “Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools.” Although his plan offers clear guidance on when and how schools should reopen, it doesn’t answer some pressing questions. The governor’s plan incorporates the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) framework that establishes a baseline of standards for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person […]

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