May 20, 2019
Lawsuit challenges use of restraint, seclusion in California special education school
The guardians of four special education students claim their children were illegally put in restraint holds and secluded.
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April 19, 2019
As a candidate for president, Harris taking a softer stance on truancy than she did as a prosecutor
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris championed tough-on-truancy laws while serving as San Francisco’s district attorney and California attorney general. Now she's taking heat for it on the campaign trail.
David Washburn
March 27, 2019
Q&A: California’s first-ever surgeon general on her plans to tackle toxic stress in children
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician who Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed in January, is recognized as a pioneer in the study of how adverse childhood experiences affect brain development and life-long health.
David Washburn
March 24, 2019
Schools lack a clear view of Asian and Pacific Islander discipline disparities, study finds
The study found that students from Southeast Asian countries, like Vietnam and Cambodia, had suspension and expulsion rates that were 2 to 3 times higher than those from China, Japan and other East Asian countries.
David Washburn
February 27, 2019
Renewed push underway to expand California's ban on some suspensions
A new bill proposed by state Sen. Nancy Skinner would ban out-of-school suspensions in all grades for student behavior deemed “defiant and disruptive” by school authorities. Advocates hopeful Gov. Newsom will be more receptive than Jerry Brown, who vetoed two previous bills.
David Washburn
February 12, 2019
Acclaimed restorative justice program on the chopping block in Oakland Unified
Students and advocates are loudly protesting a plan to significantly cut staff from the popular initiative, which emphasizes alternatives to punitive discipline approaches like suspension and expulsion.
David Washburn
January 22, 2019
Stockton Unified settles state complaint over discriminatory policing practices
State investigators also found that the district violated students' Fourth Amendment rights and the rights of students with disabilities. The district agreed to five years of state monitoring.
David Washburn
January 4, 2019
Restorative justice reduces suspensions in elementary grades but not middle school, study shows
Many educators say restorative justice has transformed school climates. Others say it is over-hyped. A new study by the RAND Corp. lends support to both sides.
David Washburn
December 19, 2018
Trump administration’s school safety report met with harsh criticism in California
The report strongly recommended rescinding the Obama policies that both emphasized alternatives to suspensions and expulsions and highlighted data showing that students of color and those with disabilities were more likely than white students to face these punishments.
David Washburn
December 11, 2018
School suspensions continue downward trend in California, new data show
About half as many students were sent home for disciplinary reasons during the 2017-18 school year as had been at the beginning of the decade.
David Washburn And Daniel J. Willis
October 5, 2018
With bill signings, Gov. Brown makes his final mark on California education
A rundown of the governor’s decisions on some of the most-watched education legislation that crossed his desk this year.
David Washburn And John Fensterwald
October 1, 2018
Gov. Brown vetoes expansion of California’s school suspension ban
Brown's decision is a bitter disappointment for youth and civil rights advocates who have made eliminating suspensions for "disruption and defiance," which are disproportionately meted out to students of color, a priority.
David Washburn
September 24, 2018
Evidence justifies limiting student suspensions for disruptive behavior
Eliminating 'willful defiance' as a basis for suspending students does not result in more serious discipline problems
Dan Losen
September 20, 2018
Suspensions in California schools drop, but trouble spots remain
Instruction days lost to suspensions dropped nearly by half from 2011-12 to 2016-17, according to a new report. But African American and Native American students -- and students with disabilities -- are still suspended at disproportionately high rates.
David Washburn
September 4, 2018
Expanded suspension ban gets approval from California Legislature
The bill passed Friday would expand the current ban, which covers grades K-3, to grades K-8. However, Gov. Jerry Brown, who several years ago vetoed a similar bill, has yet to signal support.