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.

July 15, 2019

We need more relevant curriculum in our schools

Students do better in school when they feel connected to what they are learning, teacher says.

Daniel Helena

July 11, 2019

10 California districts struggle, and find some success, as they shift to Common Core math

Studies of the Math in Common project offer lessons for other districts and a warning: Steady progress takes a long-term commitment.

John Fensterwald

July 10, 2019

Making the case for college admissions tests

The ACT and SAT provide many valuable benefits to both students and schools, proponents say.

Yoon Choi, Cynthia Schmeiser and Wayne Camara

July 8, 2019

End to random searches of students is a victory for entire school community

District policy of random searches disrupted instruction and made students feel less safe, principal says.

Mauro Bautista

July 2, 2019

How school districts can use limited resources strategically to enhance student success

Fresno Unified and San Diego Unified case studies show how districts can effectively target resources.

Joe McKown and Christina Baumgardner

July 1, 2019

For many, attending racially mixed schools has been a life changer

Abandoning school desegregation as a top priority was a mistake, UC Berkeley professor says.

David Kirp

July 1, 2019

Budget realities challenging California school districts’ restorative justice programs

As districts have worked to reduce suspensions and expulsions, they’ve increasingly turned to restorative justice as an alternative.

David Washburn

June 30, 2019

School’s out for summer and my kid will be carrying celery

Promoting understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities can reduce microaggressions, overt discrimination and harmful conflicts.

Sarah Taylor

June 26, 2019

Vaccination rates at California’s schools

See vaccination and medical exemption rates at your school - and every California school with data.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis

June 26, 2019

Despite enrollment growth, graduating from college still a struggle for many California foster youth

One recent study found that among foster youth who enrolled in post-secondary education just 49.6 percent completed their first two semesters.

Rob Waters

June 25, 2019

California wants to find out if you — or your kids — have experienced trauma

The questions on the children’s survey focus on experiences that range from sexual and physical abuse to parents separating or getting a divorce.

Zaidee Stavely

June 20, 2019

What schools and parents need to know about California’s vaccination law

Proposed changes to California's 2015 vaccination law now being considered in the Legislature would limit medical exemptions.

Jane Meredith Adams And Diana Lambert

June 14, 2019

Pension relief, special education funding highlight Gov. Newsom's budget

Governor goes beyond minimum required under Proposition 98 to absorb $3.1 billion in districts' pension payments and address teacher shortage.

John Fensterwald

June 13, 2019

Bay Area school slated for 'redesign' gets new operating agreement

A commitment to save a California school includes a groundbreaking agreement between the teachers' union and school district.

Theresa Harrington

June 11, 2019

Rural California school district with high suspension rates under state investigation

Butte County’s Oroville City Elementary School District, which has a suspension rate that is three times the statewide average, is being investigated by the state Bureau of Children's Justice.