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3 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria
Part of a statewide $278 million investment, new certified wellness coaches respond to high rates of emotional distress and substance use among youth in rural Northern California.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton |John Fensterwald
News Brief Friday January 17, 2025 3:09 pm A federal appeals court ruled Friday that work permits under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, are unlawful, but protection from deportation alone may be lawful. DACA currently provides protection from deportation and work permits for more than 537,700 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, including 151,000 in California. Recipients must also have graduated from high school, completed a GED or be veterans of the U.S. military.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton |John Fensterwald
News Brief Friday January 17, 2025 3:47 pm Teachers and parents and guardians of students in districts throughout California and the rest of the country were informed this week of a cybersecurity incident in which their personal information may have been leaked. PowerSchool, a company that many school districts use to report grades, class schedules and other data, reported that it became aware on Dec.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria
Mental health has been at the center of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy’s personal journey to recovery from addiction as well as his public career as a policymaker, author and advocate.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria
Credit: Pexels / RDNE Stock projectBorn and raised in the agricultural foothills of Tulare County in California’s Central Valley, Greg Salcedo attended the only K-8 school and high school serving his rural town of about 3,000 people, where everything seemed out of reach — backpacks and notebooks, teachers and administrators and, in particular, school counselors and social workers.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Vani Sanganeria |Eric Chung |Amy DiPierro |Diana Lambert
News Brief Tuesday November 26, 2024 8:32 am Inspections of 18 California schools by the State Auditor’s Office found significant maintenance deficiencies and safety risks on some of the campuses, according to the report “Custodial Staffing and Cleanliness Standards,” released last week. State legislators asked the Auditor’s Office to assess cleanliness and custodial staffing in California schools.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
smdailyjournal.com | Vani Sanganeria
Not all screen time is created equal, and how kids spend it, whether creatively or passively, can make all the difference. For instance, young children who watch a “Bluey” episode or play a memory game with their parents can build new cognitive and social-emotional skills early in their development. Also, teenagers can and have used their online networks to engage with social media-based mental health resources before they feel confident enough to reach out to a counselor or therapist.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Betty Marquez Rosales |Amy DiPierro |Tony Thurmond |Vani Sanganeria
News Brief Friday October 25, 2024 9:35 am Teachers overwhelmingly support restricting the student use of cellphones in the classroom, according to a survey by the Association of American Educators released earlier this month. The association surveyed 1,517 teachers across the country and found that 70% ranked cell phone use as one of their top five concerns. It ranked second behind academic achievement.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Betty Marquez Rosales |Amy DiPierro |Tony Thurmond |Vani Sanganeria
News Brief Friday October 25, 2024 10:20 am Mexican residents who live near the U.S. border can pay in-state tuition while attending community colleges in San Diego and Imperial County, according to KPBS, San Diego’s public radio station. Low-income Mexican residents who live within 45 miles of the U.S. border are eligible. Tuition at Southwestern College in Chula Vista is approximately $550 for California residents and $5,000 for non-residents, according to KPBS.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
kqed.org | Vani Sanganeria
Oct 24Failed to save articlePlease try againStudies have found that as young children get online at earlier ages, preteens spend over half of their waking days on screens and social media algorithms push harmful, addictive content to teen users, the threat of a dangerous interaction is often one unsolicited or derogatory message away. (Finn Hafemann via Getty Images)Not all screen time is created equal, and how kids spend it, whether creatively or passively, can make all the difference.
