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Vani Sanganeria, for EdSource

Vani Sanganeria covers student health and wellbeing as EdSource’s Local News Fellow, a partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. At USC’s student newsroom, Annenberg Media, she served as South Los Angeles editor, equity board leader and investigative reporter. Her work has been published in L.A. Public Press, Knock L.A. and L.A. TACO, among others. She lives in Los Angeles and is originally from Kolkata, India.

Vani's Latest Articles

California schools inch closer to rescuing mental health funds slashed by Trump

Court ruling forces Trump administration to release grants.

How schools in San Diego County improved suicide prevention

Schools used $7 million to screen more students for suicide risk.

Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants 

After a student suicide, McKinleyville Union School District has relied on federal funds to build support systems

Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets

The grants fund teacher training, migrant education, school enrichment courses, summer school and after-school programs, and support English learners.

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