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Student Health

Asthma, dental decay and diabetes are some of the most common health conditions students bring with them into the classroom — and cause students to miss school. Schools are forming partnerships for student health in a variety of ways, including school-based health centers that provide low-cost medical, dental and counseling services to students.

June 26, 2018

With California in the lead, LGBTQ history gets boost in school curriculum

California's FAIR Education Act is being emulated in Illinois and Massachusetts.

James Hilton Harrell
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
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 5, 2018

How a tiny Native American community's trauma might impact education law

A judge’s ruling in a case brought on behalf of schoolchildren in a Grand Canyon reservation could impact whether school districts are required to provide disability services to students impacted by trauma and adversity.

David Washburn
March 19, 2018

California school shooting a potent argument against arming teachers

Teacher whose gun accidentally fired in a classroom was a reserve police officer and highly trained.

Louis Freedberg
March 4, 2018

Fear, absenteeism, falling grades among impacts of immigration crackdown, study finds

A UCLA survey of 730 schools nationwide found widespread negative impacts related to deportation fears.

Carolyn Jones
January 29, 2018

Homeless students, destroyed campuses, ‘invisible injuries’: What California schools learned from recent disasters

School leaders share their tips for helping students and staff cope during and after natural disasters.

Carolyn Jones
January 1, 2018

Young, gay and living on the street: LGBT youth face increased odds of homelessness

Of the nation's 1.6 million homeless youth, 40 percent identify as LGBT, according to one survey.

Carolyn Jones
October 13, 2017

Gov. Brown signs bill to end 'meal shaming' in schools

Newly signed law requires districts to do all they can to enroll needy families in the federally subsidized school lunch program

EdSource Staff
October 12, 2017

Impact of Wine Country fire felt in schools far outside fire zone because of air quality concerns

Hundreds of schools, some more than an hour from the fire zones, closed due to poor air quality. Others closed due to fire hazards.

EdSource Staff
October 2, 2017

Shelters, cars and crowded rooms

An EdSource special report on how the housing crisis has forced more students into homelessness.

Carolyn Jones and Daniel J. Willis
October 2, 2017

Amid affluence, youth homelessness surges in the Bay Area

Nearly 15,000 children living in shelters, motels, cars or "doubled up" with other families

Carolyn Jones and Daniel J. Willis
October 2, 2017

Oakland shelter gives homeless teen hope for a future

An audio story on the challenges facing homeless students in Oakland and the resources available to them, like the Dreamcatcher Youth Shelter

Sarah Tan
October 2, 2017

Schools face challenge bringing homeless children out of the shadows

Over a quarter of the state’s nearly 10,500 schools report zero homeless students meaning homeless students in those districts aren't receiving the specialized assistance required by state and federal law.

Carolyn Jones and Daniel J. Willis
September 28, 2017

Immigration crackdown taking heavy toll on California students

Tears, stress and absenteeism are increasingly common among immigrant students, teachers say.

Carolyn Jones