Below are the site contents that matched your search. Use the text box and tags on the left side of the page to refine your search. The NCSSLE logo appears next to resources produced by NCSSLE.
A group of D.C. area colleges and universities are joining together to research ways to reduce gun violence. This coalition of schools, called the 120 Initiative, will explore topics such as social economic issues, impacts of technology, and interactions between law and society.
This is the nation’s premier convening of institution executive leaders, faculty, students, and supporters. It is implemented under the leadership of the Initiative, in close consultation with the Executive Office of the President and U.S. Department of Education.
Introducing social-emotional learning to all aspects of curriculum was critical to school culture transformation efforts aimed to address dropping enrollment numbers, increasing suspension rates and overwhelming student dissatisfaction at Langley Elementary in Washington, D.C., Principal Vanessa Drumm-Canepa writes.
When this principal accepted the position at Langley Elementary in Washington, D.C., they had two objectives in mind: one, to empower teachers who truly care about supporting the whole child, and two, to inspire a schoolwide culture shift.
Shares the results from student school climate surveys conducted in spring 2014 among schools involved in the Maryland Safe Supportive Schools (MD S3) initiative. Part of a series, this report offered a statewide view of self-reported student substance use, which could be used as a comparison point for school teams working to improve their school climate.
This week, four men exchanged their prison attire for caps and gowns as part of the Goucher College graduation ceremony at Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup. In years to come, there is likely to be a lot more pomp and circumstance in fortified compounds guarded by razor wire.
The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities to stop holding social activities where alcohol is served after allegations of harmful misconduct, a move taken amid renewed concerns about hazing during pledge events and other parties.
The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities, the university said Friday, though five chapters will remain under investigation and continue to be subject to limited restrictions on activities. Court filings made public Friday included reports of forced heavy drinking, beatings with a paddle, burning with cigarettes and exposure to cold.
In today's higher-education landscape, more than one-in-five college students also are parents - leading one New Mexico college to create a Student Parent Resource Hub offering support systems. Santa Fe Community College is using a $1.75- million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to help students who are pregnant or have young children.