August 10, 2022

What’s new this school year? Changing Covid protocols, universal TK, later start times and more

California's school year will begin with fewer Covid protocols, universal transitional kindergarten, more afterschool programs and community schools, and later start times for older students.

Diana Lambert

July 26, 2022

Elementary students are recovering faster from Covid learning loss, research shows

Research shows students in elementary school are further along on the road to learning recovery than middle school students, but both groups are several years away from a full academic recovery.

Ali Tadayon

July 25, 2022

A rare case of mental health in school gone right

Timely, supportive mental health services can rescue a student in crisis.

Natalie Lu

July 20, 2022

New pathway to a diploma opens doors for students with disabilities

For the first time, students with significant cognitive disabilities would be able to earn a high school diploma — a gateway to better jobs.

Carolyn Jones

July 18, 2022

We need less summer, more vacation

The ten-week summer results in long, brutal stretches during both the fall and spring without any meaningful break from school.

Heath Madom

July 13, 2022

Why intergroup dialogue should be part of every K-12 school

Schools should be creating spaces for sustained, thoughtful intergroup dialog because school should be about learning about people, not just subjects.

Kiana Foxx and Ashton Pemberton

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

July 8, 2022

CSU Long Beach makes mental health priority

Improving mental health services for college students has become a national priority. CSU Long Beach takes a broad approach with 60 initiatives that will unfold through 2025.

Ashley A. Smith

July 6, 2022

Berkeley High foils attack but schools still need help to keep students safe

Students at Berkeley High — and every other school in the United States — are being made to feel less safe by a Supreme Court intent on expanding “gun rights.”

Louis Freedberg

July 6, 2022

When patients are students, learning is vital to healing

Hope, recovery and algebra: More children's hospitals are expanding school services

Carolyn Jones

July 1, 2022

Graduation hot take: As temperatures rise reconsider outdoor events

Problems caused by extreme heat at this year's UC Davis graduation ceremonies underscore the importance of planning for extreme conditions.

Margo Rosenbaum 

July 1, 2022

California's new budget includes historic funding for education

The $128 billion total for schools and community colleges gives a big boost for the funding formula and after-school programs, with a promise for an expansion of Cal Grants for college assistance.

John Fensterwald And Yuxuan Xie

July 1, 2022

It’s not easy trying to finish college in 2022; try doing it with autism

Autism makes college harder. But perseverance and support services are helping this student make his way through.

Ramon Castaños

June 30, 2022

New program will put AmeriCorps public health volunteers in schools

The goal is to improve families' health and lure more young people to the field.

Carolyn Jones

June 29, 2022

Equitable, inclusive parent communication is key to helping students thrive

Parents who do not have smartphones and personal computers need to have the same access to their children’s teachers as parents with the latest technology.

Russ Davis