Topics Student Health

November 20, 2019

Schools keep hiring counselors, but students’ stress levels are only growing

Shootings, fires and social media have left students stressed and anxious. Counselors say it’s hard to keep up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.