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Classrooms at Vista Middle School sit empty during the 2019 Los Angeles teacher strike. Los Angeles schools emptied out again in the spring because of the coronavirus. Roxanne Turpen for NPR hide caption toggle caption Roxanne Turpen for NPR Classrooms at Vista Middle School sit empty during the 2019 Los Angeles teacher strike. Los Angeles…

The two largest school districts in California announced Monday that classes will be online-only at the start of the school year, citing "skyrocketing infection rates" of the coronavirus in their areas.The Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts, which issued a joint announcement, will begin online instruction in mid-August but will "continue planning for…

California's two largest school districts announced Monday that they would not be opening its facilities to students in the fall but will resume classes online.In a letter to parents, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said the nation’s second-largest school district had decided to resume online classes due to a resurgence of the novel coronavirus. “We…

This is a breaking news blog for all of the latest updates about the coronavirus pandemic. Get our complete coronavirus coverage here → San Diego County Reports 310 New Cases, No New Deaths — 4:20 p.m., Sunday, June 21, 2020 San Diego County officials reported 310 new COVID-19 cases in the county Sunday and no…

CLOSE A veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council committed to dismantling its police department after the death of George Floyd. USA TODAYAmid growing calls nationwide to "defund the police" in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, California's second largest city is doing the opposite.The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 late Monday to increase…