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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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Displaying 25 News Clips.December 2023
October 2023
10/25/2023
WVUA 23 News
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, awarded to the University of Alabama, will be used to improve school climate and reduce school violence among high schools in West Alabama… Read more »
10/16/2023
UAB News
A new study from University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers highlights the impact of food security on college students’ health and well-being. In the study, published in the journal Public… Read more »
September 2023
09/14/2023
CBS42
As part of the 2024-2025 strategic planning process, the Birmingham Board of Education is gathering feedback from parents and students to make improvements for the next school year. Parents and… Read more »
August 2023
08/11/2023
WBRC
More than $4 million was divided among 10 schools in Alabama to address safety concerns including weapons on campus, outdated security plans and inefficient communications systems.
08/07/2023
Huntsville Business Journal
Through several campus projects and partnerships, Alabama A&M University (AAMU) has increased its housing capacity by over 16 percent since 2022. This fall, capacity will reach an all-time… Read more »
June 2023
06/15/2023
Public News Service
State Senate Bill 175 is seen as a way to increase the number of adults who go back to school. It will establish a ReEngage Alabama Grant Program for eligible adult learners.
April 2023
04/10/2023
AL.com
This spring, Alabama community college system leaders are working on new statewide measures to retain students, including appointment scheduling and a “student success scoring” system, which would… Read more »
March 2023
03/23/2023
American Council on Education
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) became the first university in the United States to formally adopt the Okanagan Charter and… Read more »
February 2023
02/24/2023
Auburn University Newsroom
As spring break nears, college students everywhere are gearing up for a week at the beach or a trip back home to see family.
January 2023
01/19/2023
St. Clair Times
The availability of mental health resources for students in the Pell City School System was discussed at the January 17th Board of Education meeting.
01/18/2023
U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support 42 local educational agencies, non-profits, or other public or… Read more »
July 2022
07/27/2022
CBS 42
PELHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – When Pelham City Schools said they’d be investigating a yearbook misprint that portrayed a recent graduate as “evil,” Misty Gillispie said she was skeptical.
February 2022
02/21/2022
WRBL
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – A school counselor with a servant’s heart is making a big difference in classrooms using her own money to untangle a type of school bullying and stop students from speaking… Read more »
September 2021
09/19/2021
Advance Local Media
Discusses how COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains globally making it hard to harvest, package and ship food consistently -- which affects thousands of children who depend on schools to provide… Read more »
October 2019
10/08/2019
Times Daily
For more than 10 years, Florence City Schools has had on site professional mental health counselors from Riverbend Center for Mental Health.
May 2019
05/01/2019
Center for Digital Education
The Tuscaloosa County School System will spend $13,000 annually to cover the cost of a free phone app that allows users to anonymously report bullying incidents, reducing the risk of retaliation… Read more »
January 2019
01/17/2019
Community College Daily
Students of all ages return to college every year to update their work skills and to prepare for new careers. Jefferson State Community College in Alabama is committed to making our college a… Read more »
December 2018
12/09/2018
AL.com
Soaring enrollments, growing graduation classes and expansion into new buildings underscores the recent surge in popularity in online education in Alabama.
August 2018
08/27/2018
Houston Chronicle
A federal commission on improving school safety is meeting in Montgomery.