Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief grants and state budget uncertainty have combined to put hundreds of California school districts in precarious financial straits. For some districts, closing schools may be the only way to avoid the state seizing control of operations.

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Along with ongoing political pushback in some parts of the country, one barrier to SEL programs is that mental health positions are often funded by grants and other short-term sources, a new report contends.

For the 2024-25 school year, 72% of public schools with special education teacher vacancies reported they'd "experienced difficulty" filling the positions, according to the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.