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But when that option ends this month “students will need to be back in a classroom setting or participating in an independent study program to generate funding,” legislative analyst Ken Kapphahn said.īut after a year of trauma and uncertainty, some parents are still unsure about a full return to in-person instruction.

Under current law, the state funds school districts based on their average daily attendance in the current or prior school year, whichever is higher, and that includes students both physically in classrooms and those enrolled in an independent study program.įor the 2020-21 school year, California lawmakers created a third alternative - distance learning. What remains unclear, however, is how districts can set up online programs for groups of students within an independent study framework that was initially meant for one-off circumstances. Many districts are now asking parents what they want for fall to figure out how many online students they can expect. It’s seen as a way to push students out of school.” “We have had lots of folks in independent study (pre-pandemic), and it hasn’t provided high-quality instruction. There’s a much larger impact on low-income communities, and we want to make sure they have high-quality distance learning opportunities if they need it,” said Victor Leung, director of education equity at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California.

“Pandemic recovery isn’t happening in a uniform way. Now, some parents, education and civil rights advocacy groups are urging Newsom to extend and strengthen the 2020-21 distance learning provisions for the upcoming school year. Although schools receive funding for students in independent study, some say the model has been used to push low-achieving students out of schools and lack accountability over academic experiences and outcomes for students. But some are critical of independent study. Gavin Newsom has said he expects schools to fully reopen after the distance learning statute expires on June 30 and that students who want to continue with remote learning can pursue existing independent study plans. But options for distance learning this fall are unclear across the state. While parents and state officials are pushing to fully reopen campuses this fall, some families are fearful of sending their kids back into classrooms too soon.

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