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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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December 2016

12/04/2016
The Gazette

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 »

12/03/2016
Times Union

Capital Region colleges address 'food insecurity' among students.

12/02/2016
Campus Safety Magazine

The University of California system announced it would not cooperate with federal immigration officials on certain requests.

12/01/2016
The Evolllution

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

11/28/2016
USA Today

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 »

11/28/2016
NBC News

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."

11/28/2016
PBS News Hour

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.

11/27/2016
The Wall Street Journal

City University of New York initiative provides free housing and other support to young people who grew up in foster care.

11/23/2016
Wisconsin Public Radio

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 »

11/23/2016
The Atlantic

The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.

11/22/2016
Brigham Young University Daily Universe

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 »

11/22/2016
U.S. Department of Education

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 »

11/21/2016
KQED

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 »

11/21/2016
Inside Higher Education

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.

11/21/2016
QNS

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 »

11/21/2016
U.S. News & World Report

Parents can help teens seek mental health treatment, as more teens report being depressed.

11/20/2016
Psych Central

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 »

11/20/2016
Blue Ridge Now

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 »

11/20/2016
NorthJersey.com

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 »

11/20/2016
Charlottesville Tomorrow

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 »

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