School safety
The $16.7 million in state funding for repairs falls far short of meeting all the repairs and upgrades needed in the district.
New report identifies $9.8 billion in facility needs for traditional public schools.
Some experts said the public messaging efforts were a good first step but would likely have minimal impact.
Almost every American school conducts lockdown drills. A new presidential executive order is designed to help educators and law enforcement improve them.
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many schools will face a lot of work to repair the interconnected physical, emotional, and academic harm, educators say.
School-based reports from September to January about incidents related to ethnicity or national origin jumped 30% from the year before. Reports related to religion were up nearly 78%.
More than half of NYC schools have new door-locking systems to keep out intruders. Many hope it will keep buildings safer, but some worry it will make some parents feel uninvited.
During the VP debate, Vance spoke in favor of hardening schools and more law enforcement, while Walz said more red flag laws and background checks would make students safer.
The lawsuit alleges Denver Public Schools failed to protect Luis when it removed police officers from schools.
One year after a state law was enacted, there’s little indication of how it’s working to keep schools safe.
NYC Chancellor David Banks’ keeps changing his tune on a school cellphone ban. Here’s a timeline to make sense of it all.
Newark Public Schools officials had planned to have the cameras installed by Aug. 31 before the start of the new school year. But challenges in connecting the required cabling through school buildings are delaying the project, sources say.
Superintendent says extreme heat and building issues have impacted student health
New rules taking effect in 2024-25 respond to concerns about the impact on student mental health.
Los padres deben mantener la calma, reportar cada caso de acoso y documentarlo por escrito, expertos dicen.
Bullying is characterized by a power imbalance between the child doing the harm and the victim.
The new study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research comes ahead of a July school board vote to remove police from all schools.
Chicago Public Schools plans to eliminate “misconduct” language in tracking early grade behavior
‘Don’t Wait’ follows three young women as they fight for environmental justice, the removal of school police, and access to arts education. Each activist takes her own path to achieve change.
In the first crucial hours, police could not get access to video surveillance, a witness, and other key information in a shooting that left two students dead, two wounded. CPS says it cooperated.