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Students from Lexington, KY high schools shared their opinions on school safety with the District Safety Advisory Council, including metal detectors and mental health resources.
The Mayor of Lexington, KY announced the city will provide first-ever violence prevention grants to 16 public schools in Fayette County to help increase services and interventions for youth most impacted by the trauma of violence.
A joint program between Murray State University and the West Kentucky Educational Cooperative is being awarded $3 million in funding to help with mental health initiatives, including the addition of mental health counselors in fourteen local school districts.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is funding a program in Russell County and nine surrounding counties to help children and youth dealing with violence, addiction and other trauma.
Mississippi's chamber of commerce and workforce development office are working together on an ambitious goal: get more than half of the state's workforce college-educated by 2030. Education and policy leaders say the effort takes on new urgency in the aftermath of the pandemic and its impact on the decline in the number of Mississippians going to college.
KILN, Miss. — Middle school bullying doesn’t usually make it into the pages of the school-sanctioned yearbook. At Hancock Middle School this year, it did, say outraged parents, alumni and community members, the Sun Herald reported.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine awarded $4.8 million in grants to nearly 100 schools across the state to help them improve the overall safety and security of their buildings.
DeWine announced 98 schools in 27 counties will implement safety upgrades with funding from Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program.
Perrysburg Schools is launching Handle with Care, a new trauma-informed response to promote positive relationships with school staff members and first responders.
Ohio counselors are concerned that the legalization of sports betting in the state at the start of 2023 puts college students at a higher risk for problem gambling. A conference presentation from Ohio for Responsible Gambling in 2019 reported young adults ages 18 to 24 are most at risk of developing problem gambling.
The federal Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $300,000 grant to help establish a youth violence prevention program with the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance (CPA). The city has plans to disrupt the cycle of violence, particularly among 15- to-25-year-olds, by training caseworkers and families in conflict resolution.