By Lisette Estrella-Hernandez, Solano County Office of Education superintendent The Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) successfully partnered with the North Bay Regional Center to bring an Inclusion Film Camp to local neuro-diverse students at no cost to participants. For two weeks during the summer, […]
Category: social-emotional
Tool measures how states are prioritizing social-emotional and academic development
A new tool developed by The Education Trust in collaboration with CASEL allows interested parties nationwide to view how their state is prioritizing students’ social-emotional and academic development (SEAD). The resource looks at what states have already done, and what they could potentially do, to […]
CDE task force, youth panel webinar aim to support Black students
This Black History Month, CSBA spotlights programs helping to close opportunity and achievement gaps. Efforts to support Black students and community members shouldn’t be exclusive to the month of February. Recognizing the systemic and institutional racism that has impacted the education and lives of Black […]
COE collaborative working to address wellness and mental health
What began as a collaboration with the California Department of Education to roll out an online suicide prevention training to county offices of education across the state has morphed into an ongoing group effort to address the mental health and wellness needs of K-12 students […]
State scores poorly on Children’s Report Card
The “2022 California Children’s Report Card” by Children Now offers a snapshot of the group’s demographics and wellbeing as well as suggestions on ways the state can better support them going forward. The state is home to 8.89 million youth ages 17 and under and […]
High-dosage tutoring best practices covered at webinar
Long recognized as a tool to help accelerate learning, tutoring has emerged as a precedented solution to the unprecedented disruptions the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students’ academic lives. During the webinar, “Examining the Evidence: What We’re Learning From the Field About Implementing High-Dosage Tutoring Programs,” hosted by Education Week on Jan. 13, experts and […]
Thurmond kicks off new year with education update
At a Jan. 5 press conference in Los Angeles Unified School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond gave an update on the return from winter break and the ongoing distribution of rapid tests, as well as legislation the California Department of Education will […]
CDE continues conversation on mental health investments
Following September’s “Investing in Mental Health” webinar, the California Department of Education hosted a second meeting to continue discussing ways to support students, school staff and families amid disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oct. 28 event included representatives from the California Department of […]
Mental health investments paving new paths forward
A Sept. 15 webinar, “Investing in Mental Health,” hosted by the California Department of Education, covered topics including how interagency collaboration can help schools with mental health services, building a school-based metal health workforce, measuring the impact of current investments, and initiatives that are taking […]
State launches new COVID-related tracking tools for LEAs
On Sept. 15, a day after defeating a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom made his way to a TK-8 campus in Oakland — mingling with young learners and announcing that most school districts are reporting that 95 to 100 percent of students are once again […]










