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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 124 News Clips.April 2024
04/05/2024
Pennsylvania Pressroom
March 2024
03/14/2024
Inside Higher Ed
The Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses and the state’s community colleges are embarking on a new partnership to ease the transfer process. The partnership creates a common dual-… Read more »
February 2024
02/19/2024
Penn State Student Affairs
In advance of the student-created drinking event known as State Patty’s Day, both Penn State and State College Borough are working together to increase safety measures in an attempt to reduce… Read more »
02/10/2024
WHYY
Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.
02/05/2024
Inside Higher Ed
To build stronger engagement with parents, Duquesne University launched a communication plan to engage regularly and deliberately, helping them be partners in their children’s education.
November 2023
11/03/2023
The Bradford Era
School district administrators, teachers and school board members are always looking for ways to support the children who attend local schools. School districts around the region received a… Read more »
October 2023
10/24/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Kutztown University in Pennsylvania will receive $2.2 million over five years from the Department of Education to promote engagement and retention for underrepresented minority and low-income… Read more »
10/16/2023
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona announced the recipients of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership for 2023. All nine school leaders from the 2023 cohort of … Read more »
September 2023
09/11/2023
KSNF
A new program at Pittsburg State is being called a safety net for students. “It is so exciting for Sparkwheel to be at Pitt State as an alum who attended classes here. I’m just so proud to see the… Read more »
09/01/2023
Pennsylvania State University
As kindergarten through 12th graders resume classes nationwide, teachers often find learning waylaid by the impact of trauma. Students may act out, exhibit poor self-control, and fight,… Read more »
August 2023
08/31/2023
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
In the South Bronx, one of the nation’s poorest communities, Hostos Community College has long positioned itself as an educational pathway out of poverty. But to make that journey, many Hostos… Read more »
08/24/2023
Inside Higher Ed
An established mentorship program at York College in Pennsylvania boosts grade point averages among students on academic probation—and students report better time management, focus and other… Read more »
08/23/2023
WHYY
While some college-bound students are concerned about what clothes they plan to wear on the first day of class or what items to bring to decorate their dorm rooms, Khyya Ford, Liana Castro-Torres… Read more »
08/10/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Ursinus College in Pennsylvania became the first institution certified as a recovery-friendly college—for faculty and staff as well as students working to overcome substance abuse.
08/09/2023
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nearly 500 new cameras are on order for both the main and health sciences campus, more bike and foot patrols will be employed, and an improved safety app with new features is now available. There… Read more »
08/01/2023
Temple Now
TUSafe app, a one-stop personal safety app, connects user directly to the Department of Public Safety’s Communication Center, which monitors and coordinates responses to over 600 surveillance… Read more »
July 2023
07/24/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Two private Pennsylvania institutions are strengthening the workforce pipeline in the state with a new online degree program geared toward adult learners.
June 2023
06/26/2023
Lehigh Valley News
Nearly 40 Black and Latino male high school students from across the Lehigh Valley will be participating in a college readiness program this week hosted by Moravian University. The goal is to… Read more »
06/13/2023
Collegian
Thousands of new students will join the University Park campus this summer — many of them facing the reality of living away from home for the first time in their lives. While living on their own… Read more »
May 2023
05/31/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Penn State University at Altoona launched an interactive online tool for students to find the resources they need based on categories, unifying all available resources in a single location.