Student Wellbeing

July 31, 2018

Q&A: Making playgrounds fully accessible for all kids

Olenka Villarreal is the founder and executive director of Magical Bridge Foundation, which creates inclusive playgrounds that everyone can use, including young people with disabilities.

Erin Brownfield

July 18, 2018

Far from home and alone: Unaccompanied immigrant youth find refuge in Oakland Unified

Social workers, legal referrals, tutoring and health services are among the district's offerings.

Carolyn Jones

July 18, 2018

Federal spending on children projected to drop substantially over next decade

An Urban Institute reports finds entitlements for the elderly, rising payments on national debt and spending caps on safety net programs will squeeze investments in America’s next generation.

John Fensterwald

July 16, 2018

One in 3 parents fear for their children's safety at school, survey finds

A nationwide poll found that while an increasing number of parents fear for their children's safety at school, a significant majority do not want teachers to be armed.

David Washburn

June 18, 2018

Pride Month resources to support LGBTQ students

Advocates say students need to feel safe to focus on learning.

Erin Brownfield

June 17, 2018

Modest school safety measures making way through California Legislature

A flurry of state legislation aimed at making schools safer was proposed after the Parkland school massacre. Here’s where the various proposals stand now.

David Washburn

June 12, 2018

Why California’s rural areas are seeing a surge in homeless youth

Wildfires, floods and soaring housing costs have left thousands of families homeless in outlying areas of the state.

Carolyn Jones

May 15, 2018

Resources often don't match rhetoric for restorative justice in California schools

While awareness of restorative justice is high among school officials statewide, budgets for programs remain tiny in most school districts.

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

May 1, 2018

California school first in the nation to be digitally mapped for first responders

A system being unveiled at Anaheim High School this week includes high-resolution images of the school’s every nook and cranny.

David Washburn

April 25, 2018

Despite progress, California's teaching force far from reflecting diversity of students

In some cases, the diversity gap between teachers and students in California has widened.

Louis Freedberg

April 25, 2018

Abuse, violence common among LGBT homeless youth, study finds

A new national survey reveals a complex trajectory of how LGBT youth become homeless.

Carolyn Jones

April 6, 2018

More California teenagers are pre-registering to vote after March gun violence protests

California in recent years has been encouraging more youth to vote and has urged 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

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 26, 2018

Challenge for protest movement is to convert youthful energy into action

Will the passion provoked by the Parkland school massacre be sustained so that the current wave of protests evolve into an authentic youth movement?

Louis Freedberg And David Washburn