Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a $2 billion plan to push California’s schools to begin allowing their youngest students to return to the classroom in February. "As a parent of very young children, in person-instruction -- there's just no substitute for it.
It's so much more difficult for a 4-year-old to focus on a device than a 14-year-old," Newsom said. Though a few districts opened when coronavirus cases were lower in early fall, most of California’s 6 million public school students have been learning remotely since the pandemic began last March.
Newsom already has dubbed teachers and school staff next in line to receive a coronavirus vaccination, behind health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
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