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School Climate
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
August 31, 2018
The price of punishment — new report shows students nationwide lost 11 million school days due to suspensions
The report, based on federal government data from 2015-16, also found that racial disparities in suspensions remain an acute problem. Nationwide, African-American students lost five times as many days as white students.
David Washburn
July 25, 2018
Improving California school environments focus of pilot program
UCLA and two county education departments are collaborating to train teachers and administrators throughout the state on alternatives to traditional discipline.
David Washburn
May 14, 2018
A South LA high school's journey back from the brink
Augustus F. Hawkins High, which is situated at the crossroads of multiple gang territories, almost died at its birth. A commitment to restorative justice helped save it.
David Washburn
April 3, 2018
California districts to take part in groundbreaking school safety study
Researchers will spend five years studying California schools in order to get a better picture of how they can become places where people feel safer and more connected.
David Washburn
March 15, 2018
Oakland Unified initiative for African-American girls follows years of focus on the boys
Like the boys’ initiative, the goal is to boost cultural pride and academic performance, lower suspension and dropout rates and create greater understanding of the students’ singular experiences and needs.
Lee Romney
March 13, 2018
Linking a school massacre to Obama-era school discipline policies
President Trump suggests that federal guidelines put forward by the Obama administration encouraging alternatives to suspension and expulsion somehow contributed to the Parkland school massacre.
Louis Freedberg
February 28, 2018
Forecast for California school climates remains cloudy without good data, advocates say
School districts are trying a variety of strategies aimed at creating safe and welcoming school environments, but there is controversy over the role and frequency of student surveys, and how to use them.
David Washburn
January 31, 2018
System of positive rewards to reduce student discipline takes off in California
An estimated 1 in 4 schools in the state are implementing the approach.
Lee Romney
January 24, 2018
California leaders must act to extend progress on school discipline
Legislature has until July 1 to extend ban on suspending students for willful defiance of school authorities, a category that is used too often to punish students for minor infractions
Robert Ross
November 27, 2017
State board’s next challenge: how to measure school climate, the heartbeat of a school
Study group recommends that districts conduct an annual survey of parents, students and teachers on school safety and students' wellbeing.
John Fensterwald
October 4, 2017
New poll: Safe and positive school environment more important than higher test scores
A survey of California registered voters also shows strong support for school districts to devote more funds and resources to addressing the needs of the state’s most vulnerable students.
Louis Freedberg, John Fensterwald, And Theresa Harrington
September 18, 2017
Vinnie Pompei wants you to know that we're all biased, and we can work with that
Some LGBT students find themselves accepted by their peers, but not by teachers and administrators at school, said Vinnie Pompei of the Human Rights Campaign, who will speak at the EdSource Symposium in October.
Jane Meredith Adams
August 8, 2017
Circle up: Teaching social-emotional skills year round
All social-emotional learning, all the time as California moves to start a conversation between after-school and summer programs and their school-day counterparts.