The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a broad range of flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare institutions across the country to return to serving healthy meals... 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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April, 2021
U.S. Department of Education
Public Policy Institute of California
The share of adults with at least a bachelor’s degree has grown, but gains have varied by geography and across racial/ethnic groups.
Minnesota Public Radio News
The pandemic dramatically changed the look and feel of higher education this past year. Students attended classes online and were often asked to stay in their dorms. Hundreds of thousands of... Read more »
El Paso Herald-Post
The University of Texas at El Paso is expanding its efforts to support the success of first-generation (FirstGen) college students by incorporating what officials are calling a holistic approach... Read more »
Daily Cavalier
For Alternative Spring Break, spring break usually provides an opportunity for students to engage in week-long service-learning projects outside Charlottesville. With the University’s nixing of a... Read more »
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
As more people across the nation become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, colleges and universities are
Marketplace.org
The 22-year-old student began her second attempt at college in the fall of 2019, hoping to pursue a degree in business. She struggled after her college, located on the Fort Belknap Reservation in... Read more »
WGBH
Lisa Schnell, an English professor at the University of Vermont, is among professors across the country who say their students are increasingly suffering from stress, anxiety and depression. A new... Read more »
Inside Higher Education
CDC funds new American College Health Association-led initiative to share COVID mitigation strategies across colleges.
CBS 6 Albany
SARATOGA COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — The New York State Department of Health has released new COVID safety guidelines for schools. This comes after the CDC announced changes in mid-March - including... Read more »
Fresno Bee
When Allison Howard began attending Fresno State straight from high school in 2005, she always planned to finish. Now 16 years after she took her first class at Fresno State, Howard will be... Read more »
Petaluma Argus-Courier
A former Petaluma Junior High School student is suing Petaluma City Schools after she says another student attacked her two years ago in a video-recorded confrontation, and that subsequent... Read more »
U.S. Department of Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released the COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs to provide additional strategies for... Read more »
Des Moines Register
Josie Mulvihill and other students in the Norwalk Community School District told the school board on Monday they face racist, homophobic and sexist bullying at school regularly. And they are fed... Read more »
WTVM
The Columbus Fire Department hosted a special ceremony Friday to congratulate a few high school students. Six Shaw High School students who participated in fire safety training all created... Read more »
New York Times
The community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education will increase.
Public News Service
The pandemic has worsened problems facing rural community colleges, but also has led to more focus and funding to solve them, according to a new report.
USA Today
Teenagers are more likely than young adults to become addicted to marijuana or prescription drugs within a year after trying them for the first time, according to a new study by the National... Read more »
March, 2021
NBC News4 Washington
Steps are being taken to ensure that the trip to and from school for Prince George’s County Public Schools students is just as safe as their first day of in-person instruction.
UBNow, University at Buffalo
Bullying at boarding schools has a negative impact on students’ emotional health, but for male students, having a school staff member to rely on for support may mute the harmful effects of... Read more »