Category: Hall Monitor

Using methods including food trucks and in-school pantries, colleges, communities and corporations are increasingly joining school districts in their efforts to keep underserved students fed.

Among Gov. Newsom’s sweeping budget proposals for early childhood is a one-time investment of $750 million for school districts to expand full-day kindergarten programs by

With a recent evaluation showing success in New York City schools, Strategic Inquiry is spreading to California as a leadership development approach “embedded in school

The author has for the past 40 years conducted research and written on the adverse impacts of noise on mental and physical health, advised community

In the past, students with negative lunch account balances were fed “alternative lunches” that consisted of milk and a cold sandwich. There have even been

Computer systems used by a school district in Idaho were disabled by a ransomware attack recently, just as teachers and students were preparing for standardized

The Natomas Unified School District’s board of trustees voted unanimously recently to authorize legal action against several state and county agencies to ensure special education

The number of school districts teetering on insolvency may be far higher than the most recent state data suggests, and the culprit is swelling pension

By their nature, districts are destined to be targets of nefarious financial activity. Schools sell stadium ticket sales, collect field trip money, pay private contractors

Despite generally favorable real estate conditions, three local educational agencies are seeking state relief from debt limits that otherwise would prevent them from issuing recently-approved