July 13, 2022

California teachers share their challenges and worries: Teaching during Covid

The nonprofit Inverness Institute interviewed veteran teachers about life in the classroom during another difficult year impacted by a pandemic; two principals involved with the study sum up the findings in an interview with EdSource's John Fensterwald.

John Fensterwald

April 24, 2022

Old-school discipline doesn't work any more – and shouldn't

Schools that continue to dole out punishment for minor “infractions” end up producing the very thing they wanted to attack: more bad behavior.

Martin Blythe

November 1, 2021

Fighting for the education of Black students in California

A Sacramento organization is suing the state, alleging officials knew about discriminatory disciplinary practices for years and did nothing.

Diana Lambert

October 1, 2021

Anticipating an increase in student misbehavior, California releases new discipline guidelines

Fewer suspensions, more counseling for students should be the focus for schools, state advises in new discipline guidelines.

Carolyn Jones

September 21, 2021

Lessons from Oakland’s move to police-free schools

The story of Oakland’s efforts to eliminate school policing highlights four important lessons about what it truly takes to stop the criminalization of young people and their families. 

Jasmine Williams

September 14, 2021

ACLU sues Bay Area school district over ‘separate, unequal and illegal’ special education program

Lawsuit: Black students and English learners in Pittsburg Unified are disproportionately shunted into special education and subject to harsh discipline.

Carolyn Jones

December 23, 2020

New California absenteeism data shows big discrepancies between white, Black students

Black students far more likely to face disciplinary measures for missing school, statewide data shows.

Carolyn Jones And Daniel J. Willis

November 17, 2020

How school discipline — and student misbehavior — has changed during the pandemic

Suspending students when they're not attending class in person can be a complicated process.

Carolyn Jones

July 24, 2020

School police give way to more counselors in California districts as demands grow for reform

Demands for police reforms include increasing mental health services which are seen as key to helping young people, especially Black students, succeed studies say.

Carolyn Jones

June 30, 2020

Benefits, harm of school police the focus of state task force hearing

As districts disband or reform their police units, policymakers consider how to improve campus safety statewide.

Carolyn Jones

June 25, 2020

Oakland school board unanimously agrees to eliminate its police force

Board agreed to disband entire internal police department by end of the year and form a committee to come up with an alternative safety plan.

Theresa Harrington

June 11, 2020

Two Bay Area school boards support eliminating police on campus

Oakland Unified leaders signal support for eliminating district police, West Contra Costa Unified terminates contracts with city police.

Theresa Harrington And Ali Tadayon

June 5, 2020

California schools chief launches campaign against racial bias

The superintendent of public instruction announced he is launching a training initiative to help end systematic racism in schools.

Diana Lambert

January 13, 2020

Years of reform efforts contribute to declining African-American suspension rates in California

New data suggests restorative justice programs are effective at improving school climate.

Carolyn Jones

December 13, 2019

L.A. Unified’s ban on willful defiance suspensions, six years later

The Los Angeles district may provide lessons for California as it eliminates K-8 defiance suspensions across the state.

Carolyn Jones