'Education: A Bay Area Conversation,' virtual town hall addressing COVID-19 impact on schools

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Earlier this year, thousands of school districts closed their campuses to protect their students from the spread of the novel coronavirus and transitioned to distance learning.

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Now, millions of parents throughout California are wondering -- what is the future of education?

In an effort to answer those questions, ABC7 presents, "Education: A Bay Area Conversation," a virtual town hall addressing the impact of COVID-19 on education and public schooling for grades K-12.

Here's a list of the panelist:

• Nancy Albarrán, San José Unified School District Superintendent
• Dr. Vincent Matthews, San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent
• Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent
• Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Watch the town hall in its entirety in the video player above.

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