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Student Well-Being

What sets the stage for student learning? EdSource 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.
Early Learning
December 8, 2021

Why child’s play is serious business in early education

Play is such a powerful force, some research suggests, that it can be used as a tool to close achievement gaps and improve mental health.

Karen D'Souza
Commentary
December 7, 2021

What’s the point of high school? Where I teach, it's more than a diploma

We need to get back to the reasons teachers start teaching in the first place: to support students, to inspire futures and to create fulfilled adults.

Laura Ochoa
Los Angeles Unified
December 7, 2021

New poll offers insights for LAUSD’s next superintendent

A new poll offers insight into what L.A. Unified's new superintendent might face once chosen by the district board: increased support for mental health, equity in schools and an annual evaluation of the superintendent.

Betty Márquez Rosales
Student Well-Being
December 6, 2021

Central Valley school counselor wins national award for ‘relentless’ work with students

The Merced County middle school counselor led the effort to expand counseling services at her district and is the first from California to win the award.

Carolyn Jones
Commentary
December 3, 2021

L.A. Unified's next leader must pursue police-free schools and truly engage the community

We need a superintendent who will treat students, families and communities as partners and not ignore or dismiss us.

Marshé Doss and Joseph Williams
Commentary
December 2, 2021

School foods are mostly healthy, but candy cereal must go

States and school meal providers must take the lead to ensure progress in making school meals healthier is not lost.

Meghan Maroney
Coronavirus
November 22, 2021

California districts in areas with low vaccine rates offer incentives to get school staff vaccinated

Some California school districts, struggling with staffing shortages, are paying teachers and other staff to get their Covid-19 vaccine.

Diana Lambert
Student Well-Being
November 19, 2021

Proposed transgender restrictions at Chino Valley Unified fail after student outcry and state warning

An Inland Empire district's proposal would have excluded transgender students from facilities and activities for the gender they identify with.

Ali Tadayon
Community Colleges
November 18, 2021

Long Beach City College offers students safety while sleeping in their cars

Long Beach City College has launched a safe overnight parking pilot program to provide homeless students with a safe place to park every night. The pilot includes security guards, access to showers and help finding more stable housing.

BETTY MÁRQUEZ ROSALES and Bella Arnold
Student Well-Being
November 16, 2021

A Bay Area school district's plan to reduce violence through nonviolent means

West Contra Costa Unified is prioritizing teaching students the social and emotional skills they need to avoid violence.

Ali Tadayon
Quick Guides
November 10, 2021

What California parents need to know about Covid vaccinations for children | Quick Guide

Children 5 and older are now eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccination, but widespread misinformation about it has left parents with questions.

Diana Lambert
Data
November 8, 2021

Find out how much California school districts and charter schools received in Covid relief | Database

See how the over $13.6 billion in federal aid to California’s K-12 schools will be spent using this interactive database.

Daniel J. Willis And Justin Allen
Special Education
November 5, 2021

California students with disabilities can enroll in independent study, judge rules

Some California students with disabilities had been shut out of school this year because independent study wasn't in their learning plans.

Carolyn Jones
School Finance
November 5, 2021

State schools chief apologizes to private, parochial school leaders for mishandling federal Covid aid  

California schools chief acknowledges "heartburn" and frustration, promises to free up $187 million, largely for urban parochial schools.

John Fensterwald
Expanded Learning
November 4, 2021

How California districts re-imagined summer school to focus on innovation and fun

School districts offered expansive summer school programs that focused on fun and reconnecting students to their peers, teachers and schools.

Diana Lambert