June 25, 2017

In California push to help students with dyslexia, LA schools take a first step

Parents described the nightmare of a child who is unable to learn to read and the need for schools to provide services to address dyslexia.

Jane Meredith Adams

June 22, 2017

State officials cool to school districts' request to become 'Innovation Zone'

Now's not the time to expand experimentation with school accountability measures, staff tells CORE Districts.

John Fensterwald

June 21, 2017

Destigmatizing suicide to save lives

As a society, we need to be more comfortable discussing suicide with children.

Takesha Cooper, MD

June 15, 2017

As social and emotional learning expands, educators fear the 'fizzle'

Will social and emotional learning turn out to be just a fad? Researchers propose strategies to prevent that fate.

Jane Meredith Adams

June 12, 2017

Ensuring access to summer learning for all students

Failing to invest in after-school and summer programs would undermine two decades of work to help communities close the learning gap for children of color, low-income children and working class families.

Jennifer Peck

June 7, 2017

Students perform better at schools offering extra services on campus, study finds

Learning Policy Institute research shows student achievement improves at schools that offer on-campus social services.

Carolyn Jones

June 6, 2017

ACLU finds 'over-policing' in Stockton Unified schools

Stockton Unified spent nearly $3 million on school policing from state money targeted for low-income, English learner and foster youth students, the ACLU found in a data analysis.

Jane Meredith Adams

June 1, 2017

California law spurs reforms after suicide cluster

A suicide cluster in Clovis Unified has fast-tracked district efforts to do more to address students' mental health.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 25, 2017

State board rethinking how to measure performance of alternative schools

Standard metrics often don't capture the work of schools serving at-risk students.

John Fensterwald

May 16, 2017

Another school rating system, more data on racial, ethnic disparities

GreatSchools debuts a multiple-measure view of California's schools.

John Fensterwald

May 16, 2017

California must save its successful after-school programs

If the state does not increase funding for these high-quality programs, up to 29 percent of them could shut down in the next two years, leaving more than 120,000 students with nowhere to go when the school day ends.

Connie Leyva and Anthony Portantino

May 14, 2017

As schools adopt social-emotional programs, a new guide offers help

What is social and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? A guide offers answers.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 10, 2017

State education officials call for clearer directives to close achievement gaps

The staff of the State Board of Education will revise the plan for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

John Fensterwald

May 7, 2017

Most teachers in California say they need more training in alternatives to suspensions, survey finds

A California Teachers Association survey found that 40 percent of teachers had received little or no training in alternatives to suspensions.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 4, 2017

State board inscribes 'California Way' on state plan for new federal law

The Every Student Succeeds Act gives states more latitude to spend federal dollars and fix low-achieving schools.

John Fensterwald