FazzNoth Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Benjamin Coria, the band director at San Gabriel High School, says dealing with family issues and trying to figure out a way to separate work from his home environment, while raising two kids, has been challenging.(Heidi de Marco / KHN) By Elvia Limón, Laura Blasey and Amy Hubbard Hello, it’s Thursday, Feb. 10, and before we turn to the top of the news, here’s a weather report: It’s warm. In our outdoors newsletter the Wild, Mary Forgione noted the early blooms bursting out on the evergreen pear trees in L.A. neighborhoods. They’re making it feel like spring, she said. Well, spring’s over and now it’s summer. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory, warning of temperatures from 85 to 90 degrees. Part of the reason for the rare wintertime advisory is for the sake of Super Bowl visitors, said an NWS meteorologist. They might not be prepared to swelter in Southern California in February. (If you want honest views and news about climate change, by the way, read our Boiling Point newsletter by the tireless Sammy Roth.) Temperatures are expected to be 15 to 20 degrees above average through Sunday. Meanwhile, it’s been a bone-dry February. The good news: Forecasters say cooler temperatures should return after this weekend, with a possibility of rain. We’ll keep our fingers crossed. TOP STORIES New threat to COVID-era education: Black and Latino teachers are leaving California schools serving low-income students have taken hits during the pandemic. Now, teachers of color are exiting at higher rates than white teachers. Amid the pandemic’s toxic brew of death, illness and classroom disruption, these departures have created another strain for students. Studies have shown that teachers of color improve educational outcomes for students of the same background. But Black and Latino teachers tend to have shorter teaching careers than their white colleagues due to a lack of support and poor working conditions. The Los Angeles Unified School District has been especially concerned about Black educators. The Board of Education has passed a resolution calling on the superintendent “to take all necessary steps,” including developing a strategic plan, to recruit, develop and retain Black teachers. More top coronavirus headlines Anticipating that thousands of Los Angeles Unified students may not be vaccinated when the district mandate kicks in this fall, educators are preparing a significant expansion of online learning options. Most of the San Francisco Bay Area will lift local indoor mask rules next week. Can you get long COVID after an infection with the Omicron variant? It’s too early to know for sure, but many doctors believe it’s possible to suffer long-term effects from Omicron. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state would end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings but would keep masking rules in schools for now. Stay up to date on variant developments, case counts and vaccine news with Coronavirus Today. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2022-02-10/black-latino-teachers-exiting-todays-headlines-newsletters-todays-headlines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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