May 24, 2018
(Mich.) Freshmen at Detroit’s West Bloomfield High School now receive mandatory mental health training that emphasizes coping skills, empathy and how to spot the warning signs of potential threats of violence in school.
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May 24, 2018
(Calif.) A key budget panel agreed Wednesday to support adding $300 million to the Local Control Funding Formula, above what the governor proposed earlier this month.
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May 23, 2018
(Calif.) Efforts by school district officials to restrict parental access to their child’s classroom after a disagreement over educational services could have violated the parent’s civil rights, a federal judge ruled late last week, allowing a key case to move forward.
May 23, 2018
(Calif.) More children who have been exposed to lead in California may be identified and receive support services under a bill pending before a key Senate panel.
May 22, 2018
(La.) A bill that would require schools to allow private behavioral health providers to treat a student at school during school hours is moving to the governor’s desk after gaining Legislative approval last week–a move the bill’s author says will help to address overall mental health among children.
January 30, 2017
(Calif.) The recent alarm over the potential spread of fake news has prompted two California lawmakers to call for media literacy education in schools, as evidence shows that many children and some adults are largely unable to distinguish between fact and fiction online.
December 08, 2016
(Calif.) With the state’s fiscal outlook as good as it has been perhaps in a decade, and now with Democrats holding a supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, some within the education community might have thought a conversation over the adequacy of school funding would finally happen.
January 04, 2017
(Calif.) The California State Board of Education struggled at their November meeting to find a just route in arbitrating a small school district’s request to waive–for a fourth time–professional certification requirements of an educational interpreter.
November 21, 2016
(N.M.) As schools across the country report increases in bullying and harassment based on immigration status, Santa Fe Public Schools has announced a Student Support Helpline where families can access resources.
