Home Schooling

They are guidelines and won’t necessarily speed things up. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino said Thursday he will introduce a motion next week asking the city attorney to explore legal options for forcing the Los Angeles Unified School District to reopen its campuses for in-person learning, despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Alice Kuo, a professor of pediatrics at UCLA and past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics Southern California chapter, is calling for schools to reopen.

Expressing optimism about COVID-19 vaccines and advancements in virus research, the University of California announced today that it is planning to return students to campuses for in-person instruction in the fall. The 10-campus system, including UCLA and UC Irvine, has been holding primarily remote classes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Universi...

A return to class is nowhere in sight. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

As counties apply for waivers for in-classroom instruction at local elementary schools, the state has guidance on what school officials, parents, teachers and others should know about the process. Only school districts that haven’t been on a local health monitoring list for 14 days can reopen under guidelines, according to state guidelines. A...

With many children back to school in online classes, the Los Angeles County Public Library Monday highlighted free tutoring and other digital learning tools available with a county library card. Free, on-demand access to live online tutoring in math, science, reading, writing, social studies and test prep can be found at Brainfuse, which also offer...

The pandemic is prompting schools to go online, but some parents are opting to home school. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020.

Free one-on-one tutoring will provided as part of Los Angeles Unified’s plan this fall to bridge the gap for students who need some extra help as the district continues online learning, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday. “We’ve learned a good deal about online education since March, and it’s clear there is a need for...

As the coronavirus pandemic has clouded hopes of reopening schools nationwide, parents who want more than remote instruction have been scrambling to hire tutors and private teachers for small groups of children

Gordon Tokumatsu explains who can use the free service July 29, 2020.