California Essentials for Childhood Initiative (CA)

The California Essentials for Childhood Initiative uses a public health and collective impact approach to align and enhance collaborative efforts to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children, youth and families through systems, policy and social norms change.

California leaders must act to extend progress on school discipline [edsource.org]

Alicia Doktor 1/26/1810:16 AM

California students and parents have been at the forefront of a national movement to promote common-sense school discipline policies, and their hard work is paying off.

According to data recently released by the California Department of Education, our state is suspending fewer students, promoting alternatives to harsh school discipline and helping more young people stay in school.

Many education and health leaders are jubilant. Limiting suspension-first approaches to handling discipline issues has already helped increase graduation rates, and over the long run that means better jobs for today’s young people and a lifetime of improved health.

[For more on this story by ROBERT ROSS, go to https://edsource.org/2018/cali...ol-discipline/592858]

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