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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 19 News Clips.

March 2023

03/06/2023
Inside Higher Ed

Kansas Wesleyan’s Student Success Coaching pairs first-year students with a staff coach, giving them tools for success for their academic careers. 

January 2023

01/16/2023
Wichita Eagle

When Emily Cruz was a high school senior looking to go to college, she didn’t know where to begin. As the first of her family to attend college, she wasn’t familiar with how to apply for financial… Read more »

June 2022

06/25/2022
Kansas Reflector

The Kansas State Board of Education has established a temporary advisory council to improve and reform American Indian learning systems in the state. Cheryl Harrison-Lee, chairwoman of the Kansas… Read more »

August 2021

08/23/2021
KMBC News

Millions of students are heading back to school with a challenge they didn't have to face last year.

The more contagious delta variant is fueling a nationwide COVID-19 surge that's sending… Read more »

May 2021

05/19/2021
Dodge City Daily Globe

When students walk through the doors of the Dodge City Community College Student Achievement and Resources Center (SARC), they can expect a calm, relaxed environment for tutoring, advising,… Read more »

April 2020

04/22/2020
Leavenworth Times

During a special meeting, members of the Leavenworth Board of Education were briefed on a mental health program at Leavenworth High School.

February 2020

02/21/2020
Garden City Telegram

Glenda LaBarbara, assistant superintendent for the Garden City USD 457 Board of Education, said their annual student survey looks at a variety topics.

November 2019

11/22/2019
KCUR

Thousands of students at Kansas’s public universities have sought out mental health treatment, to the point that the Kansas Board of Regents says schools are spending more money on such care —… Read more »

August 2019

08/25/2019
Salina Post

Bullying just won’t go away. If anything, the advent of smartphones and social media has made it worse.

June 2019

06/04/2019
KMUW

A program that offers mental health services at 22 Wichita schools is finishing its first year with signs of success.

December 2018

12/17/2018
KMUW

A program that offers mental health services at Wichita schools is showing signs of success.

April 2018

04/09/2018
Lawrence Journal-World

Kansas legislators have approved a pilot program to team up schools and community mental health centers to treat some of the state's most at-risk children.

August 2017

08/06/2017
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Leaders of the Wichita school district are offering a plan to reduce the rising number of discipline problems in the district, particularly in the elementary schools.

July 2017

07/25/2017
The Mercury

K-State and Manhattan city government officials are working together to address alcohol abuse and other issues in town.

07/04/2017
The Topeka Capital-Journal

The document, a requirement for all of the state’s 286 districts, formalizes the cooperation among schools, law enforcement, corrections, the court system and child welfare entities to reduce the… Read more »

June 2017

06/24/2017
NPR

Topeka Public Schools in Kansas is one of a rising number of systems that are letting students take their school-issued devices home over the summer months.

March 2017

03/13/2017
The University of Kansas News

University of Kansas students can now download a free app to help stay safe on campus. The Rave Guardian mobile phone app includes real-time interactive features that enable students to connect… Read more »

July 2016

07/05/2016
The New York Times

Kansas State University’s policy to not investigate accusations of rape in off-campus fraternity houses is “incorrect,” according to federal government statements filed in court in support of two… Read more »

June 2016

06/30/2016
Leader & Times

Exercise and safety are important for children of any age, and USD No. 480 staff has found a way to combine both, thanks to a grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Healthy… Read more »

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