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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 33 News Clips.March 2024
November 2023
11/09/2023
The News-Review
Winston-Dillard School District received over $425,000 in grant funding through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services School Violence Prevention Program.… Read more »
August 2023
08/11/2023
Oregonian
Portland State University plans to partner with Oregon community colleges to extend associate- to-bachelor’s degree pathways for students incarcerated in several state prisons using $2.3 million… Read more »
July 2023
07/13/2023
Oregon Capital Chronicle
The number of prisoners in GED classes dropped by nearly half when COVID first hit and a rebound is not expected soon.
June 2023
06/01/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Central Oregon Community College will create a student success center for its student veterans, offering additional services and greater access to support staff.
April 2023
04/24/2023
Inside Higher Ed
College Housing Northwest offers low-rate housing exclusively for students, helping reduce housing insecurity among learners in the Portland, OR, area.
04/02/2023
Oregonian
Portland State’s Project Rebound is modeled after a program by the same name in California. It aims to provide formerly incarcerated students the resources, academic help and support system they… Read more »
March 2023
03/02/2023
The News-Review
The OK CHALLENGE, open to all high school students in Oregon and Washington, is accepting video and slideshow presentations through March 31 to promote creativity and emotional wellness.
February 2023
02/06/2023
New America
College Housing Northwest (CHNW) is an Oregon-based non-profit that owns and operates affordable housing options for college students who are able to find stable housing and earn their degrees. … Read more »
January 2023
01/06/2023
Oregon Capital Chronicle
Three Oregon school districts and an education service district have received $20 million from the U.S. Department of Education to hire more mental health staff.
November 2022
11/17/2022
Oregon Public Broadcasting
A task force within the Oregon State Legislature is finalizing recommendations focused on college affordability, campus wraparound services and institutional accountability as it looks to improve… Read more »
October 2022
10/13/2022
Chronicle of Higher Education
When an emergency call reaches Oregon State University’s public-safety department, dispatchers don’t automatically send the police. Instead, they can choose to send members of the university’s new… Read more »
10/10/2022
Oregon Public Broadcasting
By the end of Indigenous Peoples’ Day all of Oregon’s public universities had programs moving forward aimed at giving financial support to Native American students.
September 2022
09/16/2022
The Oregonian
When Forrest Beesley first learned about an Oregon City clinic that would help him remove old charges from his criminal record for free, he thought it was a prank. Expungement services are in high… Read more »
March 2022
03/10/2022
Public News Service
The pandemic has contributed to a devastating drop in enrollment at community colleges. Two colleges in Oregon are exploring how to bring students back to campus - especially adult learners. Mount… Read more »
February 2022
02/04/2022
KGW8 News
School climate days can help teachers get more acquainted with resources available for students and better handle stressful situations in the classroom. Portland educators got a day to focus on… Read more »
November 2021
11/18/2021
KGW.com
Fights and outbursts from students led Reynolds Middle School to temporarily shift back to remote learning. On Wednesday, the school board discussed a safety plan.
11/18/2021
KGW.com
School psychologists say they're seeing aggressive behavior in the classroom, from younger kids to those in high school.
February 2021
02/24/2021
StatesmanJournal.com
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down for many Oregon students. Parents, health experts, and school officials continue to seek ways to help kids cope with pandemic-related mental health… Read more »
February 2020
02/13/2020
The Oregonian
Oregon’s relatively modest state-funded financial aid – grants of about $3,000 per low-income college student -- enable some who would otherwise drop out of college to stay enrolled and earn… Read more »