Topic

Student Wellbeing

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.

Coronavirus

October 21, 2020

Education and the coronavirus crisis: What’s the latest?

A private school near Fresno was fined $15,000 for violating a judge’s order to stop in-person instruction.

EdSource staff

Coronavirus

October 20, 2020

Quick Guide: What California’s color-coded county tracking system means for schools

EdSource is tracking the movement of counties between four tiers in the state’s color-coded monitoring list, which is updated every Tuesday.

Theresa Harrington

Coronavirus

October 19, 2020

A look at Orange County as first in a wave of school reopenings in California

The campus reopenings represent the largest return to school in a major metropolitan area in California so far this year.

Diana Lambert

Distance Learning

October 16, 2020

How some California school districts deal with students absent from virtual classrooms

Two San Francisco Bay Area districts are expanding outreach to their most vulnerable students including those who are homeless, foster youth.

Theresa Harrington

Coronavirus

October 16, 2020

Schools shouldn’t reopen without adequate safeguards, California voters say

Almost two-thirds of voters don't want their children to return to school now because of concerns about the coronavirus, according to a poll commissioned by the CTA

Diana Lambert

School Finance

October 11, 2020

Schools need additional funding to cope with pandemic crisis, voters say

Most respondents say the federal government should lead the way in providing those funds, and that the money is more likely to be forthcoming if Joe Biden is president.

Louis Freedberg

Commentary

October 9, 2020

Schools must work harder to connect culturally with English learners during the pandemic

Students and their families need help crossing cultural and linguistic barriers to access distance learning materials and instructions.

Magaly Lavadenz and Elvira Armas

Coronavirus

October 8, 2020

Gov. Newsom gets strong support among California voters for handling of education

Also strong opposition among registered voters to President Trump’s call to open schools for in-person instruction, although less opposition among parents.

Louis Freedberg

Distance Learning

October 8, 2020

California voters, including parents, have deep concerns about distance learning

Parents worry that if children are at home for the rest of the year it will result in learning loss for all students, but especially for the most economically vulnerable.

Louis Freedberg

Distance Learning

October 8, 2020

California voters grapple with education in age of pandemic: An EdSource poll

This EdSource poll takes the pulse of California’s families across the state, with responses varying by income levels, race and ethnic backgrounds and political affiliation, on how Californians are experiencing the extraordinary circumstances of education in 2020.

Louis Freedberg

English Learners

October 7, 2020

Teachers struggle to recreate language-rich classes for English learners online

Researchers say students learning English need more small groups and live instruction, so they can practice speaking and listening.

Zaidee Stavely

Commentary

October 5, 2020

To safely reopen schools, we have to talk about indoor air quality and ventilation

Have we made sure all schools and classrooms have adequate fresh air ventilation to reduce coronavirus transmission? If the answer is no, students and staff will get sick.