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Student safety

Can AI be used safely in education? Yes, but we need new guidelines

Matt Zalaznick -
With many educators relying more and more on artificial intelligence in and around the classroom, a coalition of prominent edtech organizations—called TeachAI—is developing best practices for safer use of the rapidly advancing technology.

How are students keeping themselves safe? By missing school

Micah Ward -
The percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon at school from 2011-2021 did not change, leaving officials puzzled as to why there were no improvements.

Leaders sound off on the top 7 challenges K12 is facing right now

Matt Zalaznick -
Neither test scores nor grades are dominating the conversations about the biggest education challenges in 2023.

Why school leaders ‘need help’ in the fight against student behavior

Micah Ward -
"We don't feel safe. Faculty don't feel safe... if parents knew how unsafe the inside of the school is, they would be upset," one teacher told KPRC 2.

Frightening trend: Students are caught with loaded guns in school almost every day

Matt Zalaznick -
While there have been no reports of injuries or shots fired, this disturbing trend is yet another safety threat administrators must account for as they work to harden their schools against mass shooters. 

Teachers are committed to their jobs, yet why are they not recommending it to others?

Matt Zalaznick -
This sentiment is yet more evidence for administrators that excessive workloads and lack of resources are driving teachers to their breaking point, according to the annual “Voices from the Classroom” survey.

Ex-Broward schools superintendent is cleared of perjury charge from post-Parkland probe

Matt Zalaznick -
Robert Runcie, who both resigned and was arrested on the perjury charge in 2021, was accused of lying to a grand jury investigating school safety and his management of a $1 billion bond measure.

Schools in only 8 states have dodged fake swatting threats

Micah Ward -
Recent analyses reveal hundreds of incidents across 42 states and the District of Columbia, shedding light on the recent terror targeting K12 institutions.

LGTBQ instruction has now been silenced throughout K12 in Florida

Matt Zalaznick -
Gender identity, sexual orientation and other LGTBQ instruction have been pushed out of Florida classrooms as the state's board of education extends controversial "Don't Say Gay" rule through 12th grade.

School discipline problems are predictable. Here is how to disrupt the forecast.

Matt Zalaznick -
Behavior and discipline can be forecasted based on the time of year, standardized testing and, unfortunately, the color of a student's skin, a new study asserts.

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