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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Relationships Matter: Building Strong Student-School Connections
More students on track, more students at school, better behavior. See how schools are harnessing the power of student relationships.
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Big Ideas for Confronting Racism in Education
There’s no single solution for combating anti-Black racism in schools. That’s why we filled an entire special report on the subject.
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The New Schoolhouse
This special report is all about school buildings and what it takes to assure that the nation's schoolchildren have a modern, fully-equipped, well-maintained school to attend.
School Climate & Safety Video Obama Ed. Sec. John King: How to Make School Safe for Students With TraumaA former education secretary has some suggestions for making schools a safe space for students dealing with trauma.
School Climate & Safety What Makes Schools Safe? Researchers Outline These 4 Key RecommendationsResearchers distilled dozens of studies to create practical school safety recommendations.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 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 Interactive School Shootings in 2025: How Many and WhereEducation Week tracked 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.
School Climate & Safety What Schools Need To Know About Anonymous Threats—And How to Prevent ThemAnonymous threats are on the rise. Schools should act now to plan their responses, but also take measures to prevent them.
