For students with disabilities, the transition from K-12 to postsecondary education can be difficult. Many universities offer accommodations, but a shift in responsibilities from parents to… 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 8 News Clips.January 2024
August 2023
As a new school year begins, students, particularly adolescents face a range of emotions and challenges. Academic pressures, peer pressure, body image and self-esteem issues, performance anxiety… Read more »
June 2023
The University of Alaska at Fairbanks’s TRIO Student Support Services program brings counseling directly to students as part of its holistic advising mission.
January 2023
The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support 42 local educational agencies, non-profits, or other public or… Read more »
November 2020
Among students of color in particular, freshman enrollment in colleges is down significantly due to the pandemic. But schools serving the Native American community are working hard to get students… Read more »
December 2019
A $5 million grant is being awarded to the Alaska Department of Education from the U.S. Department of Education Safe and Supportive Schools office.
August 2018
This month, Juneau gears up for another year of school success and efforts to build a community where kids of all ages experience high quality learning, and growth in understanding themselves,… Read more »
July 2018
The Rural Alaska Honors Institute was created in 1983 to help solve the problem of high rates of college dropouts among Alaska Native and rural Alaska students.