Staffing shortages, exhaustion, family vacations temper big summer-school hopes

The message to schools from top brass, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, was clear: Summer programs in 2021 should be robust.

Christina House for LA Times

They should reach as many students as possible. And above all else, they should be fun.

By Laura Newberry, LA Times| 7/2021

But despite the funding surge that has allowed a vast majority of California school districts to open this summer, the size and scope of many programs have been limited by teacher and staffing shortages, the inability of districts to ramp up programs fast enough, and families’ desire for a break amid ongoing safety concerns. Read More