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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 40 News Clips.November 2023
11/10/2023
Connecticut Education Association
Teachers’ advocacy and activism resulted in many important legislative wins this year—but as important as those wins are, how they’re ultimately implemented is what impacts students and teachers… Read more »
October 2023
10/17/2023
Inside Higher Ed
A new articulation agreement between two Catholic institutions in Connecticut will allow low-income associate degree earners to pursue their bachelor’s degrees.
September 2023
09/06/2023
New York Times
For decades, the university required students seeking medical leaves to withdraw and reapply. A campus suicide set off a cascade of revisions.
August 2023
08/28/2023
Inside Higher Ed
By consolidating services, staff hope students will become more familiar with the resources available to them and more inclined to use them.
08/25/2023
Inside Higher Ed
The Xenia program at the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut will provide one-on-one support and advising for students who may need an extra boost in being college ready, particularly with… Read more »
June 2023
06/09/2023
AP News
Marcus Harvin has two identification cards. One shows he is a fellow at Yale College, which is helping him on a track toward law school. The other shows he is a parolee, just released from the… Read more »
May 2023
05/07/2023
NewsTimes
Karla Matos, a senior majoring in nursing at Western Connecticut State University, says she became involved in starting an on-campus food pantry "because I am passionate about helping students." “… Read more »
March 2023
03/02/2023
Fox61
School safety experts and law enforcement officials are working together to make Connecticut schools safer by highlighting security and understanding how mass shootings across the country impact… Read more »
January 2023
01/18/2023
Washington Post
Yale University unveiled sweeping changes Wednesday that will allow students suffering from mental health problems to take time off without losing health insurance or facing a daunting application… Read more »
December 2022
12/09/2022
Chronicle of Higher Education
A lawsuit filed last week against Yale University has reignited a debate about how colleges should best help students who are going through serious mental-health crises. The complaint against Yale… Read more »
October 2022
10/17/2022
Hartford Courant
Reports of sexual violence on Connecticut’s college campuses rose nearly 40% last year, marking an approximate return to pre-pandemic levels of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner… Read more »
September 2022
09/21/2022
Forbes
A recent survey conducted by the University of Michigan found that more than 60% of college students “met criteria for one or more mental health problems.” This is a whopping 50% increase in less… Read more »
May 2022
05/23/2022
Hechinger Report
In 2020, a staggering 39 million American adults dropped out of college and never finished their degrees. Their reasons vary and so do the solutions. Colleges and philanthropies are interested in… Read more »
January 2022
01/23/2022
AP News
The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training… Read more »
August 2021
08/23/2021
NBC Connecticut
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system is expanding its mental health options for its community college students.
March 2021
03/04/2021
USA Today
Applying to college has always been harder for first-generation and low-income students than for peers with greater access to support at every step of the process. This year, data shows, that gulf… Read more »
03/04/2021
USA Today
Applying to college has always been harder for first-generation and low-income students than for peers with greater access to support at every step of the process. This year, data shows, that gulf… Read more »
03/02/2021
USA Today
As the education commissioner in Connecticut, my team and I offered clear, science-based guidance and communicated with all stakeholders involved: teachers and staff, administrators, district… Read more »
03/02/2021
USA Today
As the education commissioner in Connecticut, my team and I offered clear, science-based guidance and communicated with all stakeholders involved: teachers and staff, administrators, district… Read more »