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The revised draft of the state’s proposed framework for math instruction in public schools, which became embroiled in controversy last year, insists students can reach high-level math classes under its recommendations.

California returned the contentious issue of masking to school district officials to decide when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that the school mask mandate would end March 12.

New guidance from the Oregon Department of Education released Wednesday gives schools a better idea of how to operate once the statewide mask mandate lifts March 12.

Oregon Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin said she heard from Gov. Kate Brown that a bill she sponsored — aimed at directing the Oregon Department of Education to more quickly investigate and resolve allegations brought by families of students with disabilities — would not pass during the 2022 short legislative session.

For at least the next two weeks, California schoolchildren will remain masked in classrooms — but officials say changes are likely on the horizon.

Oregon's mask mandate will be lifted no later than Mar. 31. It includes elementary schools in Southern Oregon, where many young students aren’t vaccinated.

Medford is among the Oregon school districts that have announced plans to make masks optional after the statewide rule is lifted next month.

The permanent rule replaces temporary rules that expired last week.

Lawmakers want to create stricter vaccine mandates, especially for children. They anticipate an especially fierce fight in the coming months.

The Alsea School District in Benton County has put masking decisions in the hands of staff and families. The state says that will deprive Alsea schools of federal COVID-19 funds.

In two more hearings Monday, state officials heard criticism of a ‘permanent rule’ that they promise will be rescinded when pandemic conditions improve.

But the Phoenix-Talent School District's extra efforts after the Almeda Fire boosted graduation rates for students made homeless by the fire.