Zenzhel de Guzman wasn’t too sure what to expect for her son during the winter academy — Los Angeles Unified’s three days of optional school over the long holiday break. Her first-grade son was ...

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He said extra learning days for elementary students is "one of the few opportunities that we have to create a ramp for them to move forward." While McCutchen, in Carlsbad, said she can move her two ...