Education Beat
How restorative justice transformed this Oakland school
June 23, 2022
Fremont High School in Oakland has seen its enrollment jump, and the number of students who qualify for college admission has nearly tripled.
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Lack of housing threatens to derail student parents’ dreams
June 16, 2022
Many colleges don’t allow children in on-campus housing or even in their emergency housing programs for homeless students.
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Overworked and underappreciated, teachers are burning out
June 9, 2022
After a difficult and isolated year of distance learning, student behavior in Lynda White’s middle school classroom quickly descended into chaos.
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How community schools help kids thrive
June 2, 2022
Community schools provide many services for kids and families – health care, mental health therapy, housing assistance, and more.
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Students grapple with ever-present threat of gun violence
May 26, 2022
Students who have survived a school shooting or shooting threats share how those experiences have impacted them.
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What California can learn from Texas and Florida about improving graduation rates
May 19, 2022
A student from the University of Texas at San Antonio details how a graduation help desk cleared his way to the finish line.
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The Class of 2022
May 12, 2022
High school seniors share their struggles and triumphs, including a mental health website for kids.
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Looking for bilingual teachers in our own backyards
May 5, 2022
Some say we need to look beyond colleges and instead find new bilingual teachers among bus drivers, teachers’ aides, and attendance clerks.
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Should a small town library be turned into a police station?
April 28, 2022
A small town in the Central Valley could turn its community library into a police station, but not if some kids have their way.
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Students fight for mental health hotlines on ID’s
April 21, 2022
College students wrote a bill that would require California colleges to print a local mental health hotline on student I.D. cards.
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