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Compendium of School Discipline Laws and Regulations for the 50 States, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico

Designed to help stakeholders better understand the policy environment surrounding current school discipline practices in our country. This compendium provides information on school discipline laws and administrative regulations for the United States, including the 50 States, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.

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MEC, Accelerate Mississippi want 55% of the workforce to have a college degree by 2030

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.

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School Mental Health Regional Learning Community

Describes the implementation of the School Mental Health Regional Learning Community to engage the Southeast region’s school mental health leaders in advancing comprehensive school-based mental health systems.

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Mississippi parents decry bullying published in middle school yearbook

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.

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Partner's in Prevention

Describes Missouri's statewide initiative and collaboration to address high-risk drinking in colleges and universities.

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Speaking Truth and Acting with Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate

Uses the University of Missouri–Columbia (MU) and the University of Missouri System (UM System)1 as a case site for this report, having experienced a highly visible racial crisis in the 2015–16 academic year. The university’s openness to being studied provides a unique opportunity for the nation to learn important lessons about the recovery process on college campuses following a racial crisis.

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State Health Department Leadership in Addressing Chronic Conditions in Schools: Case Studies from Massachusetts and Missouri

Presents two successful partnerships between schools and state health departments to improve health and education outcomes for youth with chronic illnesses.

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St. Louis County jail offers inmates college courses to help them earn a degree

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 and earn three credits for each eight-week session.

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‘A Family’: ALAS connects Latino students with diverse backgrounds at MU

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 (Latinos) and this unity, despite our differences,” said Claudia Rodriguez, co-president of the Association of Latin American Students.

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SJSD leaders suggests addressing mental health upstream before overdoses occur

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 focus on providing mental healthcare in the schools and community.