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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 7, 2020

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

Trump pushes for schools to reopen

EdSource staff
July 7, 2020

We must bend rules (and make new ones) for emotional health

Teachers realize there is more to distance learning than keeping the children’s study skills fresh, and adapt their classes to meet the need.

Thomas Courtney
July 7, 2020

Seeking guidance for reopening schools?

Here’s what has been issued so far from the state, county offices and other agencies.

EdSource staff
July 6, 2020

California must commit to funding coronavirus protections for child care workers

Our economy cannot successfully reopen if we do not support the health and safety of child care providers in the coming months.

Anna J. Markowitz, Rashmita Mistry and Deb Valentine
July 6, 2020

We must reimagine public education — here’s how

Pandemic presents an opportunity to make public schools work better for all children.

Gloria Lee
July 6, 2020

California districts attempt to revive outdoor education programs slashed during the pandemic

In California, leaders of 37% of outdoor education programs said they will remain closed due to lack of financing after the coronavirus pandemic.

Sydney Johnson
July 2, 2020

Some teachers unions, districts at odds over live distance learning instruction

The California Teachers Association says a 45-year-old law on classroom recordings prevents districts from requiring live online instruction.

John Fensterwald
July 2, 2020

Small California school districts face overwhelming challenges to reopen schools

California’s smallest school districts struggle to pay for supplies, staff and technology needed to reopen schools.

Diana Lambert
July 1, 2020

Los Angeles Unified cuts school police budget by $25 million following weeks of protests

A divided Los Angeles school board voted 4-3 to cut more than a third of the school police department's budget.

Michael Burke
July 1, 2020

Community colleges struggle with students’ food needs as pandemic increases demand

As food needs for California's community college students have increased, their campus food pantries face stagnant budgets.

Betty Márquez Rosales
July 1, 2020

Guide to California’s education budget deferrals: pros, cons and costs of delayed payments

School districts prefer late payments to budget cuts but some districts will bear a larger burden, and it may be years before deferrals are paid off.

John Fensterwald
June 30, 2020

Students are an untapped resource in navigating the pandemic

Students want to help solve real-world challenges, the pandemic presents an opportunity to empower them.

Mariana Aguilar
June 30, 2020

Benefits, harm of school police the focus of state task force hearing

As districts disband or reform their police units, policymakers consider how to improve campus safety statewide.

Carolyn Jones
June 30, 2020

How schools across the globe are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic

Regular temperature checks, physical distancing and even new restrictions on lunch are common as schools have reopened across the globe.

Michael Burke And Yuxuan Xie
June 30, 2020

Safety measures in schools across globe

Design by Dana Amihere, Yuxuan Xie and Justin Allen; Research by Michael Burke, Ken Howe