By Natalie Walrond Ensuring students get a high-quality education is about much more than textbooks and lesson plans. School leaders also have a responsibility to foster a positive and inclusive school climate where every student can thrive emotionally, socially and academically. School climate encompasses the […]
by Alma Castro The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and six local educational agencies collaborated to implement the Multilingual California Project (MCaP), an Educator Workforce Investment Grant awarded to CABE and partners by the California Department of Education in 2020. The grant was awarded […]
Project Cal-STOP is a violence prevention and mental health training program for students and staff in California schools. Launched by the California Department of Education in 2019 with funding from the STOP (Student, Teachers and Officers Preventing) School Violence grants from the U.S. Department of […]
The National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics released their annual report on indicators of school crime and safety for 2022 and found that the rate of cyberbullying among students doubled from 8 to 16 percent from 2009–10 and 2019–20, though rates […]
With just days left before the Oct. 14 deadline to sign or veto all legislation, CSBA advocacy has secured a number of major legislative victories. Four CSBA-sponsored bills were signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend to help increase funding for student health, increase […]
By CSBA’s Legal Department Questions related to student rights, parental rights and teacher rights in the school setting have been circulating through both state and federal courts this past year. Recently, many of those cases have gained attention in the media as initial decisions have […]
Research published by The Brookings Institution in September considers the implications that the end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) dollars will have on student equity. The analysis determined that local educational agencies serving the largest number of high-need students will have their […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on Sept. 5 a voluntary pledge for K-12 education technology software manufacturers to commit to designing products with greater security built in as part of the continued effort to thwart threats to local educational agencies. “We need […]
Although they are back in physical classrooms, increasing chronic absenteeism, behavioral issues and record low test scores prove that students are still struggling post-pandemic. Four graduating classes have been impacted by the public health crisis, including roughly 13.5 million California students, and undergraduate enrollment at […]
The presence of police in schools results in fewer fights, but harsher discipline particularly for Black students and students with disabilities, according to a recent study. Published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management in July, the study uses school outcomes measured in the […]
