Just when many shopping malls had finally figured out how to adapt to the era of digital retail, the coronavirus pandemic upended everything. Having seen their recent move toward dining, entertainment, fitness and personal services come to a screeching halt – a pivot that was supposed to help them survive […]
President Trump is seen outside the White House on July 11, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Getty The Los Angeles and San Diego unified school systems said they’ll be starting the fall semester off online in a joint statement. The announcement comes after President Donald Trump said he’d pressure states to reopen in-person […]
Veterans MInister Johnny Mercer said: ‘This is a huge step forward, and better data means better public services for veterans’ – Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire Veterans will be identified on the census for the first time in a bid to improve mental health support. The question “have you previously served in […]
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 […]
Graduate Dylan Davis is congratulated by coach John Shanahan as he exits the Laguna Beach High drive-through graduation at Guyer Field. (Don Leach / Times Community News) Orange County education leaders voted 4 to 1 Monday evening to approve recommendations for reopening schools in the fall that do not include […]
President Donald Trump has spent the past two weeks demanding — often in all caps on Twitter — that American schools reopen this fall. But America’s biggest school systems are rejecting the president across the country, with one city and county after another opting for virtual education or just a […]