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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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Displaying 45 News Clips.

March 2024

03/22/2024
KY3.com

Alcohol-impaired driving among Missouri college students has declined nearly 12 percent in the last six years. When it comes to figures involving students and impaired driving, colleges and… Read more »

January 2024

01/18/2024
The evolution

A recent study Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce conducted finds that 66% of future jobs in the industrial economy will require education beyond high school, which is… Read more »

November 2023

11/28/2023
U.S. Department of Education Press Office

The U.S. Department of Education announced nearly $74 million in new, five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support an additional 30 local educational agencies, nonprofits, and… Read more »

11/08/2023
Inside Higher Ed

The University of Missouri at Kansas City has offered supplemental instruction for five decades. Here’s what the university has learned and changed. 

October 2023

10/05/2023
KTVZ.com

A seventh grader at a charter school in St. Louis, Missouri had a long history of disrupting her classes and getting into confrontations with teachers. Several times, the school issued a… Read more »

September 2023

09/13/2023
St. Louis Public Radio

The food pantry at St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley is a staple for students like Nyla Coleman. She often grabs a quick snack between classes. With rising food costs, the pantry’s… Read more »

August 2023

08/29/2023
FOX 2 News

The School Safety Initiative, led by the FBI, is a proactive effort to prevent school tragedies by sharing research with schools and creating threat assessment teams comprised of school counselors… Read more »

08/27/2023
News Tribune

Educators from across Missouri have arrived at a draft set of guidelines that they say will help students "become good humans."

July 2023

07/15/2023
Joplin Globe

Missouri Southern State University is entering its second year of offering the adult degree completion program, which helps adult learners who want to complete their college degree. New curriculum… Read more »

March 2023

03/26/2023
Columbia Missourian (Missouri)

Students from Latin America at the University of Missouri are as diverse as their region, which consists of more than 30 countries and territories. “But we still, ultimately, share this label (… Read more »

03/22/2023
The Source

The Taylor Family Center will create new opportunities for first-generation and limited-income undergraduate students to connect with mentors, strengthen social and professional networks, explore… Read more »

03/17/2023
KQ2

Tammy Smith-Hinchey, Nurse Coordinator with the St. Joseph School District (SJSD) in Missouri, wants to see the district educate students and families on coping mechanisms for opioid use, and… Read more »

February 2023

02/06/2023
St. Louis Public Radio

In Missouri, St. Louis County jail detainees can now take college credit courses through St. Louis Community College. Inmates who have a high school diploma can take up to two classes a semester… Read more »

November 2022

11/14/2022
Springfield News-Leader

Following shootings and safety concerns on other campuses, Ozarks Technical Community College came up with a plan to better safeguard students and employees. A security fee of $3 per credit hour… Read more »

August 2022

08/05/2022
Kansas City Beacon

New on-campus housing is a first for Kansas City (Kansas) Community College and unusual for urban two-year schools.

February 2022

02/25/2022
NPR in Kansas City

Discusses issues that many students face in accessing and affording period products. This article outlines how local school districts have responded to these challenges, as well as suggested… Read more »

August 2021

08/16/2021
Community College Daily

With the training, teachers at the Missouri college will acquire the skills they need to address mental health challenges and guide their students to get the help they need. It is offerings its… Read more »

March 2021

03/17/2021
WSILTV

Middle school children in Charleston, Missouri are getting a valuable lesson in bullying with a St. Louis area mother on a mission to honor the memory of her daughter.

February 2021

02/25/2021
KTVO

Nearly a year after the pandemic hit, metal health strains are affecting students. However, even before the pandemic, mental health concerns were an issue.

January 2020

01/29/2020
Missouri Net

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says there are essential ingredients that schools need to be successful. 

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