A group of 25 University of Iowa student associations recently asked campus President Bruce Harreld to denounce any policies created under a President Donald Trump administration that might be… Read more »
News Clips
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) tracks trends and developments in issues related to school climate and conditions for learning through online media sites, blogs, syndication and aggregation services, and other news resources from local, regional, and national media outlets. Browse this ongoing collection of posts to learn about what’s happening in communities near you and across the nation.
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Displaying 5672 News Clips.December 2016
Capital Region colleges address 'food insecurity' among students.
The University of California system announced it would not cooperate with federal immigration officials on certain requests.
To develop a supportive and success-oriented environment, it’s critical for institutional leaders to understand the nature and demands of their student population and then shape the institution to… Read more »
November 2016
A Somali-born Ohio State student crashed his vehicle into pedestrians on the Columbus campus Monday, then slashed students with a butcher knife before being fatally shot by a university… Read more »
As police responded to the attack at Ohio State University, school officials blasted an ominous message to students with a set of instructions: "Run Hide Fight."
States will have more time to identify failing schools as part of new Obama administration rules aimed at supporting troubled public schools and students who are struggling.
City University of New York initiative provides free housing and other support to young people who grew up in foster care.
Universities and colleges across the country are seeing a dramatically increasing demand for mental health services, and grappling with how to serve the rising student demand, said Andrea Petersen… Read more »
The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.
College is a stressful time for students nationwide. Staying up too late. Sleeping too long. The press of daily classes and tests. Working to pay tuition. Applying for student loans. … Read more »
U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. sent a letter today urging state leaders to end the use of corporal punishment in schools, a practice repeatedly linked to harmful short-… Read more »
P.S. 89 teachers aren’t implementing the most radical or actualized version of Big Picture Learning, but teachers and administrators at the school are applying aspects of the model that can work… Read more »
As the Obama administration winds down, Department of Education and college leaders call on institutions to better acknowledge history of racism and to offer more support to minority students.
Students, parents and politicians rallied Friday afternoon in Flushing for “School Safety for All,” supporting a package of bills aimed at making the city’s streets safer for… Read more »
Parents can help teens seek mental health treatment, as more teens report being depressed.
A new study led by a health services researcher at the University of California, Riverside offers a solution: support services led by fellow veterans. The program would not only connect student… Read more »
More than 1 in 4 of the nation’s full-time teachers are considered chronically absent from school, according to federal data, missing the equivalent of more than two weeks of classes each academic… Read more »
Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric illness among children and teens. As many as 1 in 4 children and adolescents are affected by an anxiety disorder at one or more times in their lives;… Read more »
After adopting a disciplinary policy focusing on encouraging and reinforcing good behavior this year, the staff at Walton Middle School has seen disciplinary referrals drop by 80 percent… Read more »