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Student Wellbeing

What sets the stage for student learning? EdSource Today reports on major school reform initiatives rooted in improving the physical, emotional and behavioral health of children and teens. Strategies include social and emotional skill-building, trauma-informed teaching and school-based health centers. The goal: Attendance improves, discipline referrals fall, teen pregnancy rates drop and engagement in learning increases.

August 15, 2018

Youth in California’s Central Valley are reclaiming region's activist roots

Youth activists are mobilizing students from Bakersfield to Stockton with hopes of making an impact in the age of Trump.

David Washburn

August 14, 2018

Ethnic studies should be a high school requirement

Schools would tailor their courses to reflect the student demographics in their communities, authors say.

Luis A. Alejo and Jose Lara

July 31, 2018

California's soda tax ban stalled a grassroots movement, but didn't kill it

Though still angry over the deal Sacramento lawmakers made with the sweetened beverage industry, children's health advocates are busy plotting a new course.

David Washburn

July 31, 2018

Q&A: Making playgrounds fully accessible for all kids

Olenka Villarreal is the founder and executive director of Magical Bridge Foundation, which creates inclusive playgrounds that everyone can use, including young people with disabilities.

Erin Brownfield

July 27, 2018

California high school grad rate drops with new methodology

Corrected for problems with past years’ calculations, 82.7 percent in the Class of 2017 got their diplomas compared with 83.8 percent the year before.

John Fensterwald

July 26, 2018

California kids who didn’t learn to read to get day in court

The lawsuit demands that the state improve reading and writing instruction in schools serving low-income students of color.

John Fensterwald

July 25, 2018

Improving California school environments focus of pilot program

UCLA and two county education departments are collaborating to train teachers and administrators throughout the state on alternatives to traditional discipline.

David Washburn

July 18, 2018

Far from home and alone: Unaccompanied immigrant youth find refuge in Oakland Unified

Social workers, legal referrals, tutoring and health services are among the district's offerings.

Carolyn Jones

July 16, 2018

One in 3 parents fear for their children's safety at school, survey finds

A nationwide poll found that while an increasing number of parents fear for their children's safety at school, a significant majority do not want teachers to be armed.

David Washburn

July 15, 2018

Educators to Trump school safety commission: Don’t repeal Obama discipline guidelines

More than 80 individuals and organizations have come together to urge the commission established by President Donald Trump to retain federal guidelines issued by the Obama administration to combat racial disparities in school discipline.