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In-person learning at DPS has been on-again, off-again since the fall semester began in August, as the rate of COVID-19 has fluctuated. The district originally delayed the start of in-person learning for all grades before it began to gradually phase in its youngest students in late September. By mid-October, however, DPS canceled in-person classes for middle and high school students. By the end of the month, it returned third- through fifth-graders to remote learning. … [Read more...] about Denver Public Schools to send all students to remote learning after Thanksgiving break

“If you have people congregating indoors for a length of time and they’re not wearing masks and they’re mixing families, then there’s always the potential for transmission,” Lemp said. “That’s always a concern. Obviously, things are looking better and the vaccine is giving people a lot of hope, but we’re still facing a situation where the vast majority of people aren’t being vaccinated.” … [Read more...] about California to simplify vaccination rollout with age-based priority for shots

The agency recommended in a report that officials at the state and local level "issue policies or directives mandating universal use of face masks in indoor (nonhousehold) settings" as one strategy to combat the virus, a tactic President TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be quick, doesn't need a lot of witnesses Nurse to be tapped by Biden as acting surgeon general: report Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency MORE and many GOP governors have resisted. … [Read more...] about CDC urges ‘universal’ indoor mask use when not at home

• Delays in paying claims. “Although it would be unreasonable to have expected a flawless response to such an historic event, EDD’s inefficient processes and lack of advanced planning led to significant delays in its payment of UI claims,” said the report. “EDD was unable to automatically process nearly half of the claims submitted online between March and September 2020; instead, many of these claims required manual intervention from staff. As a result, hundreds of thousands of claimants waited longer than 21 days— EDD’s measure of how quickly it should process a claim—to receive their first benefit payments.” … [Read more...] about EDD mishandled California unemployment claims, auditor says

If the recall qualifies for a ballot – which under California law would likely happen in the fall – voters would then have to decide who replaces Newsom. So far, the two most prominent GOP candidates who have been discussed are San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and John Cox, a businessman who lost to Newsom in 2018 by 24 percentage points. … [Read more...] about Newsom nears California recall vote threshold: Here’s what would happen next