November 5, 2019

California schools closed for unprecedented number of days due to fire, power outages

Hundreds of schools were closed for multiple days in October, leaving school districts worried about losing instruction days and state funds.

Diana Lambert

October 31, 2019

California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again

Schools and colleges across the state have had to shut their doors this week due to smoke, power shutoffs or direct fire danger.

Ashley A. Smith and Sydney Johnson

October 13, 2019

California mandates later start times for middle and high school students

Gov. Newsom signed the bill delaying start times for teenagers against the opposition of school groups that said districts know best how to set schedules.

John Fensterwald

October 4, 2019

School start times should remain a local decision

Forcing schools to start later risks creating more problems for students and their families.

Nancy Albarrán and Chris Funk

October 2, 2019

Identifying developmental delays is target of new California law

The new law requires doctors to screen children enrolled in Medi-Cal for developmental delays three times before they turn 3.

Zaidee Stavely

September 4, 2019

Tighter California vaccination restrictions await Newsom, who wants changes

The bill would allow the state to review a medical exemption if a child attends a school with an immunization rate of less than 95 percent.

Diana Lambert

August 13, 2019

Federal government to restrict green cards for immigrants who could use food stamps or other aid in future

There is some evidence that California immigrant families are already disenrolling their children from public benefit programs, even though they are still eligible.

Zaidee Stavely

August 7, 2019

California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools

When school opened in 2018, charter and private schools reported lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

August 7, 2019

Interactive Map: California schools with low vaccination rates

Health experts recommend that at least 95% of kindergartners at a school be up-to-date with required vaccinations. View vaccination rates at California schools for 2018-19 with EdSource's interactive map.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis

August 2, 2019

School lunch could be slashed for thousands of California children under new proposal

Families who would no longer qualify for food stamps under a new proposed rule will also lose their automatic eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals.

Zaidee Stavely

July 18, 2019

A new battle against soda brews in California

The new coalition aims to impose a statewide tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.

Zaidee Stavely

June 26, 2019

Vaccination rates at California’s schools

See vaccination and medical exemption rates at your school - and every California school with data.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis

June 25, 2019

California wants to find out if you — or your kids — have experienced trauma

The questions on the children’s survey focus on experiences that range from sexual and physical abuse to parents separating or getting a divorce.

Zaidee Stavely

June 20, 2019

What schools and parents need to know about California’s vaccination law: a quick guide

Proposed changes to California's 2015 vaccination law now being considered in the Legislature would limit medical exemptions.

Jane Meredith Adams And Diana Lambert

May 28, 2019

Almost a third of teenagers sleep with their phones, survey finds

About two-thirds of teenagers reported that they keep their mobile devices in bed or within reach at night.

Sydney Johnson