The action comes on the heels of the temporary closure of all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and schools in most of the state's largest cities, some of which made the decision to close earlier this week.

L.A. Unified officials have killed a plan to open 40 family resource centers. The district still will distribute food.

California public schools will not open for weeks and possibly not until summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday afternoon.

Pomona College, like others throughout the country, has asked students to leave campus and not expect to return for the remainder of the semester as the school shifts to online classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. That action has left some students feeling anxiety and fear about the future.

Having kids at home during the coronavirus pandemic is a challenge for parents. Here are some resources to help get you through the day.

Many schools are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Check out The Times' list of news, resources and more to help parents and children at home.

California regulations may prevent thousands of nursing students from graduating, despite frantic effort to boost numbers of healthcare workers amid the pandemic.

Citing concerns over spreading the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced public schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year.

School from home is the new coronavirus reality. How are students and teachers doing?

School won't be the same when it resumes after coronavirus closures. There could be staggered start times, reconfigured classes and no assemblies.

Schools in rural parts of the state are struggling not only to teach but to reach students. Many lack internet access and rely on schools for food.

In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November.

It's a relief for many that the governor didn't order all state beaches and parks closed, as expected. But we're still waiting for a smart, comprehensive approach for Californians to safely enjoy the state's abundant natural resources.

Senate confidentiality requirements leave us with a 'he said, she said' standoff between Joe Biden and Tara Reade.

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.

John Ratcliffe is a Trump loyalist who now promises to speak truth to power.

If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread.

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.

In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.

L.A. Opera cancels "Pelléas and Mélisande" and "Rodelinda" but is still selling tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" in early June.

The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis.

How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.

"Riverdale" captures the aesthetic of John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Whether the musical's queer politics are intact is another matter.

The Huntington Library's acquisition of slavery and abolition papers provides a missing puzzle piece to one community's questions about its past.

Ticket sales were supposed to help theater and opera companies pay the costs of turning freelancers into staff members under AB 5. What now?

Glenn Gould's "Solitude Trilogy" uses dialogue as though it were musical counterpoint and explores a kind of isolation familiar in our coronavirus era.

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.

L.A. Opera officially cancels its last production of the 2019-20 season, but the effect on employees won't be as catastrophic as you might think.

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders shut down Judson Studios for the first time in 123 years, just as a new book celebrates its storied stained glass.

The tale of a black queer writer wins one of theater's top prizes. David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's musical, "Soft Power," is a finalist.

A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives

Firefighters are helping in the fight against Covid-19 by delivering over two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline health and social care workers.

Some solar workers have been ordered down from rooftops after neighbors called the police, solar industry officials say.

A small oil town in Southern California is pummeled by the economy during the coronavirus outbreak and economic downturn

Eric Hofmann told San Luis Obispo officials he would bus in "hundreds and hundreds of pissed off people potentially adding to this pandemic."

Milo & Olive gives us the recipe for their giant garlic knots, which the restaurant now also offers as a take-and-bake item

This simple salad dressing recipe combines tangy lemon juice with salty soy sauce and rich toasted sesame oil. It tastes great tossed with any chopped vegetables.

As part of his hit YouTube series, John Krasinski hosted a virtual potluck with Stanley Tucci, Martha Stewart, Guy Fieri and David Chang. Yes, really.

Cooking editor Genevieve Ko teaches deputy Food editor Andrea Chang and columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson her beer-braised chicken recipes on a Zoom call.

This fast, easy chocolate soufflé recipe requires only three ingredients.

Sqirl's Sourdough Scones

This coronavirus quarantine dessert recipe is surprisingly simple. The easiest chocolate souffle recipe has only three ingredients and is ready in less than 30 minutes.

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community.

San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers

Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter.

Los Angeles magazine called it 'aggressively mediocre,' but its simple food and family-style seating reminded me of my Queens childhood.

Portland's beloved indie bookstore Powell's Books rehired more than 100 employees after seeing a surge in online orders.

Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver.

In his quarantine diary, "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" author Alexander McCall Smith writes lyrics, reads Auden and watches "Brideshead Revisited."