Superintendent Chris Funk explains how the goals of the district's strategic plan and the LCAP mesh during an interview this week. Photo credit: EdSource Today/John Fensterwald

The 24,000-student East Side Union High School District in San Jose, the largest high school district in Northern California, wants to spend $1.25 million to place a full-time social worker at each of the district's 11 comprehensive high schools next year, according to the proposed Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) that Superintendent Chris Funk released recently. Read the full story in EdSource Today.

A growing body of research is pointing to the importance of teaching students how to regulate their emotions and peacefully solve conflicts, particularly if children are growing up surrounded by violence or neglect. Such skills have been tied to increased academic achievement and emotional wellbeing and reduced disciplinary infractions.

In a far-reaching national survey of how students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities are faring at school, the federal government reported that widespread disparities exist in discipline practices, with students of color and students with disabilities subject to harsher penalties.

In addition, the newly released Civil Rights Data Collection allows the public to search for discipline and other data by school and district throughout the nation. Read the full story in EdSource Today.