School Climate & Safety
Education news, analysis, and opinion about learning environments, school safety, and discipline.
See also: School Safety, School Shootings, School Climate, Discipline, Bullying
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- School Climate & Safety Spotlight Spotlight on Enhancing School Safety and Emergency ResponseThis Spotlight will help you explore proactive measures and effective strategies for enhancing school safety and emergency response.
School Climate & Safety Leading a District After a School Shooting Is Hard. These Superintendents Want to HelpA network of superintendents who've led districts after school shootings plans to support colleagues recovering from similar crises.
School Climate & Safety States Emphasize School Violence Prevention, Not Just SecurityIn the wake of school shootings in their states last year, legislators hope to avert future tragedies.School Climate & Safety Webinar Engaging Every Student: How to Address Absenteeism and Build BelongingGain valuable insights and practical solutions to address absenteeism and build a more welcoming and supportive school environment.
School Climate & Safety Leader To Learn From One Leader’s Plan to Cut Chronic Absenteeism—One Student at a TimeNaomi Tolentino helps educators in Kansas City, Kan., support strong school attendance.
School Climate & Safety Q&A What a 'Positive, Proactive Approach' to Chronic Absenteeism Looks LikeA Kansas City, Kan., leader explains how her district shifted its approach to chronic absenteeism.
School Climate & Safety Opinion Schools Can’t Just ‘Return to Normal’ After a Climate DisasterThis is what’s missing when education leaders urge schools to return to normalcy too soon after crises or disasters.
School Climate & Safety Tracker School Shootings This Year: How Many and WhereEducation Week is tracking K-12 school shootings in 2025 with injuries or deaths. See the number of incidents and where they occurred.
School Climate & Safety As Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles, Educators Offer Help and RefugeAs wildfires rip through the region, educators band together for support as they work to help students and families.
School Climate & Safety School Shootings in 2024: More Than Last Year, But Fewer DeathsEducation Week recorded the second-highest number of school shootings in 2024 since it started tracking the incidents in 2018.
School Climate & Safety Opinion 'Get Out of the Building Now': A Teacher Reflects on ViolenceA bomb threat brings home to a veteran educator why schools and teachers matter.
School Climate & Safety Teacher and Teen Student Killed in Wisconsin School ShootingAt least six others were injured in what is the 39th school shooting of 2024 in which someone was killed or hurt.
School Climate & Safety Opinion Give the Gift of Kindness: How to Create a Culture of Gratitude in Your SchoolIn the season of thanks and celebration, a middle school teacher proposes spreading a little joy through notecards.School Climate & Safety Spotlight Spotlight on Reimagining School Safety: A Holistic ApproachThis Spotlight will help you examine strategies to create safe learning environments that promote student well-being and academic success.
School Climate & Safety How to Judge If Anonymous Threats to Schools Are Legit: 5 Expert TipsSchool officials need to take all threats seriously, but the nature of the threat can inform the size of the response.
