Fresno Unified School District students will have daily live instruction with their teachers when they start the school year with online learning on Aug. 17 — and for all students, from transitional kindergarten through high school, the school day starts at 9 a.m. Their teachers will instruct either from home...
Will Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Be a COVID Super Spreader Event?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. More than 250,000 people...
With Loan Money Gone, Restaurants Are at Mercy of Virus
NEW YORK — The check has arrived and beleaguered restaurant owners across America are looking down on their empty wallets. Government coronavirus loans in the spring helped eating establishments rehire laid-off employees and ride out the pandemic's initial surge and wave of shutdown orders. But that Paycheck Protection Program money...
Teacher Union Demands Far-Left Economic Policies Before Reopening Classrooms
[aggregation-styles] Hoover Institution United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the union that represents about 30,000 Los Angeles K–12 public school teachers, has demanded that far-left statewide economic policy changes and social justice initiatives be accepted in return for reopening Los Angeles school classrooms once restrictions are lifted. Every stakeholder in California’s...
Coronavirus: Five Reasons Why It Is So Bad in Yemen
[aggregation-styles] BBC News Coronavirus could spread faster, wider and with deadlier consequences in Yemen than many other countries in the world, the UN says. Here's five reasons why. 1. It is a country still at war Since 2015, Yemen has been devastated by conflict, leaving millions of people without access...
The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Sick, Despite Coronavirus Infection
[aggregation-styles] The Mercury News Subscription Even as others were dying of COVID-19, Rick Wright made phone calls to his business clients. He lifted weights, did pushups and glided on an elliptical trainer. Late at night, he took his dog on long walks. “I never felt sick. Not a cough, wheezing,...
Parents Struggle as Schools Reopen Amid Coronavirus Surge
DALLAS, Ga. — Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always a leap of faith for a parent. Now, on top of the usual worries about youngsters adjusting to new teachers and classmates, there’s COVID-19. Rachel Adamus was feeling those emotions at sunrise Monday...
Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after a coronavirus outbreak on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew. Health authorities fear the ship also could have spread the virus to dozens of towns and villages along...
Walters: California Economy Faces Tough Slog
It now seems like ancient history, but only a few months ago, California’s economy was roaring. “By any standard measure, by nearly every recognizable metric, the state of California is not just thriving but, in many instances, leading the country, inventing the future, and inspiring the nation,” Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Nelson Talks About Leading State’s 3rd-Largest School District and His Ukulele
Fresno Unified superintendent Bob Nelson says his strategies for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closures, and critics include having thick skin, kindness, and playing the ukulele. Nelson's comments came during a recent EdSource podcast with Carl Cohn, professor emeritus and clinical professor in the School of Educational Studies at Claremont...