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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.
Commentary
June 22, 2021

For kids' sake, don't cut nonprofits out of efforts to recover from pandemic

Jonathan Zeichner, Roberto Gil, and Steve Wymer
Commentary
June 16, 2021

Emergency support for college students is a matter of financial equity, and it’s everyone’s business

Let’s update our traditional perceptions of who students are, how their daily lives look and how best to offer assistance in times of need.

Monica Lozano & José A. Quiñonez
Commentary
June 16, 2021

California climate investment fund should support schools

If California is serious about meeting its carbon reduction goals, our K-12 schools must be viewed as partners in this critical work.

Jody London
Teacher Voices
June 14, 2021

Teachers report spring school reopenings were exhausting and unproductive

Many of the 136 veteran California teachers surveyed found hybrid learning was enervating, and districts didn't seek advice on reopening.

John Fensterwald
Learning Well: Beyond the Pandemic
June 8, 2021

Orange County schools join with Children’s Hospital to address student mental health needs

'Well spaces' and streamlined data systems are meant to broaden students' access to mental health services and will help as campuses reopen.

Carolyn Jones
Commentary
June 7, 2021

Districts should focus on finding California’s missing kindergarteners, especially English learners

English learners who did not connect, or connected minimally, during this year of distance learning need a renewed commitment that school will be a place full of rich language, wonderment and engagement in literacy and learning.

Martha Hernandez and Anya Hurwitz
Coronavirus
June 7, 2021

Most California schools offering summer school, planning to reopen fully in fall

California school districts are planning for summer school and for a full return to campuses in the fall, according to data released by the state.

Diana Lambert
Distance Learning
June 7, 2021

California schools move ahead with fall distance learning plans despite limitations

Parents and education advocacy groups are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend distance learning provisions for the upcoming school year.

Sydney Johnson
Parent Voices
June 2, 2021

California parents need a seat at the education reform table

The pandemic galvanized parents to become advocates for their children. They must lean in to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine what education reform means in California.

Megan Bacigalupi and Rebecca Bodenheimer
Bilingual Education
June 1, 2021

California bilingual programs ready to grow after slowing during pandemic

Some school districts were forced to pause their expansion plans for new dual language immersion programs due to the pandemic.

Zaidee Stavely And Betty Márquez Rosales
Learning Well: Beyond the Pandemic
May 26, 2021

Why summer school in California will prioritize fun and reconnecting students 

California school districts are offering robust summer school programs with an emphasis on fun to help reconnect students to their schools.

Diana Lambert
Early Learning
May 25, 2021

How parents can prepare kids for 1st grade post-pandemic

With distance learning struggles, it’s likely children might need to play catch-up this summer before heading into 1st grade in the fall.

Karen D'Souza
Coronavirus
May 21, 2021

Schools across California become pop-up vaccination sites

U.S. and California health officials recently expanded emergency authorization for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for anyone ages 12 and up.

Sydney Johnson
Coronavirus
May 21, 2021

After a rough year, senior formal this spring was both joyous, bittersweet

For students at West High in Tracy — a community hit hard by Covid-19 — it was a chance to experience school spirit, if only for one night.

Carolyn Jones And Andrew Reed
College & Careers
May 20, 2021

L.A. Unified to launch nation’s largest district college savings account program

L.A. Unified will launch a college savings account program, Opportunity L.A, on Friday for over 13,000 first grade students. All remaining first graders will have their own savings account by the end of 2021.

Betty Márquez Rosales