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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders on Monday announced a deal aimed at returning students to classrooms in the nation’s most populous state. Most students have been out of school and learning online since last March because of the coronavirus and finding a way to return them to the classroom has been elusive.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders on Monday announced a $6.6 billion deal aimed at returning students to classrooms in the nation’s most populous state. Here are some key takeaways from the deal. Kris Sanchez reports.

Parents in Berkeley are turning up the heat on the president of the teacher’s union after a group of moms posted a video that they say shows hypocrisy of the union leader.

Parents in Berkeley are turning up the heat on the president of the teacher’s union after a group of moms posted a video that they say shows hypocrisy of the union leader. Sergio Quintana reports.

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union School District has unveiled its plan to phase in a return to in-person classes, starting with one day a week for just one hour.

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union School District has unveiled its plan to phase in a return to in-person classes, starting with one day a week for just one hour. Kris Sanchez reports.

Angry North Bay parents are taking their message to reopen schools directly to the public, on an electronic billboard next to 101 in Sonoma County that’s hard to miss.

Angry North Bay parents are taking their message to reopen schools directly to the public. The message is on an electronic billboard next to 101 in Sonoma County that’s hard to miss. Terry McSweeney reports.

Parents and teachers gathered outside San Francisco City Hall Saturday to demand the safe reopening of schools in San Francisco. They have a proposal in hand and hope officials consider a negotiation. Sergio Quintana reports.

Parents of the Oakley Union Elementary School District rallied a day after the entire Board of Trustees resigned following controversy in the wake of disparaging comments on an open mic. Christie Smith reports.

A day after members of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees resigned due to controversy, parents react and protest in-person learning needs to be resumed.

The Berkeley Unified School District announced it has a plan in place that would allow teachers and students to return to the classroom.

San Francisco Unified School District and unions were expected to meet Tuesday and discuss a tentative agreement to resume in-person classes. However, the meeting was delayed a week and is now taking place Feb. 23.

San Francisco Unified School District and unions were expected to meet Tuesday to discuss a tentative agreement to resume in-person learning. However, the meeting was delayed. Cierra Johnson reports.

Many students in the Bay Area are getting ready for a long holiday weekend with a question that still looms: When will they get to return to campus for in-person classes?

Just a handful of schools in the Bay Area have reopened for on campus instruction, including Carondelet High School in the East Bay, and they say they’re proof it can work.

Just a handful of schools in the Bay Area have reopened for on campus instruction, including Carondelet High School in Walnut Creek, and they say they’re proof it can work. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Parents in a Contra Costa County school district are fed up, saying distance learning during the pandemic is not working, and parents and students in Berkeley are planning a sit-in Wednesday at an elementary school to demand schools reopen. Bob Redell reports.