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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.
Student Well-Being
March 21, 2023

Are kids collateral damage in California culture wars?

Political polarization is negatively impacting school staff, undermining school management and heightening anxiety and hostility among students, according to a survey of 150 school principals.

Diana Lambert
Student Well-Being
March 17, 2023

LAUSD families prepare for school closings in possible strike but hope for contract

Negotiations to continue as worries mount about learning losses and day care problems. Service workers say they are vastly underpaid.

Kate Sequeira
Student Well-Being
March 15, 2023

Winds, rain, flooding close dozens of schools serving more than 100,000 students in California

Schools in 18 counties were shut down on Tuesday; the Central Coast was hit the hardest. A breached levy in Pajaro, next to Watsonville, will put a middle school out of commission for the year.

John Fensterwald
Commentary
March 13, 2023

The privilege of staying home for college

Completing college while staying at home can provide just as many opportunities and rewards as going away to a distant campus.

Emmely Ramirez
Immigration
March 6, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.

Zaidee Stavely
Juvenile Justice
March 3, 2023

California’s juvenile justice system seeks to end the incarceration of girls and young women

California has launched an initiative to end the incarceration of girls and young women after finding success with a pilot based in Santa Clara County.

Betty Márquez Rosales
Commentary
March 1, 2023

A data-driven approach to tackling chronic absenteeism that any school can use

Schools can make a dent in chronic absenteeism rates if they go about it the right way.

Leilani Abulon
Commentary
February 27, 2023

How parents and educators can work together to build community

There are myriad ways in which schools can engage students and their communities by celebrating diverse cultures.

Noaveyar Lee
Legislation
February 21, 2023

Arts education funding in California: How will Proposition 28 roll out?

Arts education could be an engine to spark family engagement in the school system, experts say.

Karen D'Souza
Student Well-Being
February 17, 2023

Do California's college students feel safe on campus?

Members of the California Student Journalism Corps asked students their thoughts about safety on their college campuses.

The California Student Journalism Corps
Early Learning
February 10, 2023

The pandemic fueled a public school exodus, study says

Disruptions wrought by the pandemic may be leading the education world toward a watershed moment, some say, a time to rebuild the critical connection between families and schools.

Karen D'Souza
Legislation
February 1, 2023

California ends plans for kids’ Covid vaccine mandate

The end of the state's Covid-19 state of emergency this month effectively ends plans to require kids to be vaccinated against the virus.

Diana Lambert
California's Reading Dilemma
February 1, 2023

Learning to read by third grade requires evidence-based instruction, panel says

Strong parent-teacher partnerships and evidence-based reading strategies are key, panelists said at a roundtable hosted by EdSource.

Betty Márquez Rosales
Legislation
January 31, 2023

Will arts education cuts in proposed California budget have a big impact?

Arts advocates point to the power of the arts to boost the state's student achievement and buttress social-emotional well-being.

Karen D'Souza
School Finance
January 18, 2023

The right choices? Leaders, policymakers and experts react to Gov. Newsom's 2022-23 education budget

See what education leaders are saying about the governor’s plan to fund education in the coming year.

EdSource staff