Tornadoes Raise Concerns About Keeping Students Safe at School
This year, lawmakers have focused on keeping students safe from shooters, not natural disasters. Read Full Post >
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May 22, 2013
May 20, 2013
Twisters Rip Through Oklahoma, Killing Elementary School Students
The school at which there were casualties did not have a storm shelter, nor do many Oklahoma schools, one official said, in part because of the expense. Read Full Post >
May 20, 2013
The Dark Side of Low Out-of-School Suspension Rates?
As districts push to cut the out-of-school suspension rate, some teachers say their classrooms have become unmanageable, ruled by unruly students. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
New Weapon Found for Fighting Violence in Chicago: Math
A new initiative that combines math tutoring with violence-prevention programming will serve up to 1,000 youth in Chicago this fall. Read Full Post >
May 11, 2013
Sandy Hook School Should Be Torn Down, Rebuilt on Same Site, Panel Says
Meanwhile, Sandy Hook's 450 kindergarten through 4th grade students will keep attending classes at a converted Chalk Hill Middle in nearby Monroe, Conn. Read Full Post >
May 09, 2013
Nearly 2 of 3 Children Exposed to Violence, Crime, and Abuse
A large projjportion of American children are exposed to violence and assaults, and the developmental consequences can be great, a new survey shows. Read Full Post >
May 04, 2013
Rebirth: New Orleans -- Documentary Poses a Moral Dilemma
this highlights for me, the moral dimension that Merrow ignores, when, at the end of the film, he proclaims this experiment a success. How can we accept that a third of the schools in New Orleans have been consigned to the status of dumping grounds for the other two thirds? How can we celebrate the creation of a system that allows schools to wall themselves off from students who are the most damaged by poverty and violence - and relegates those students to schools that cannot possibly succeed in this competitive scheme? Read Full Post >
May 03, 2013
More Food, Skin Allergies Found in Children; Schools Still Finding Way
More children are being identified as having food and skin allergies, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show, while schools work out policies to address them. Read Full Post >
May 01, 2013
Fla. Student Is New Face in Fight Against Zero Tolerance
The expulsion of a 16-year-old Florida student over a science-experiment mishap is triggering a backlash against harsh discipline. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2013
School Discipline Survey Finds Challenges in Making Changes
Many school districts are changing codes of conduct to limit the use of out-of-school suspension and expulsion, but resources needed to make those changes are often limited. Read Full Post >
