Imagine a world where a young child's comprehension of a text written by Dr. Seuss could predict whether they will graduate from high school more than a decade later. This may sound as nonsensical as a plot from Dr. Seuss himself, but it's not a work of fiction.
"It's really about how do you help someone months, weeks or even years before they ever reach the point of thinking about hurting themselves or hurting someone else," Sandy Hook Promise co-founder and CEO Nicole Hockley says on the latest episode of District Administration's "Talking Out of School" podcast.
As districts continue navigating the post-pandemic landscape, reimagining summer school as a comprehensive educational recovery initiative is not just an opportunity—it is a necessity.
An anonymous reporting system “enabled 1,039 confirmed mental health interventions; 109 ‘saves’ where clear evidence of imminent suicide crisis was present and averted; prevented 38 acts of school-violence including weapons recovered on school grounds; and averted 6 confirmed planned school attacks,” according to the report.
Data suggests that we've already surpassed last year's record-high 305 incidents of a shooting occurring on school grounds. This expert says school leaders "have an obligation" to prepare for and prevent these inevitable situations. "We're not going to solve a problem with a technology or hardware product," he says. "Any security technology and target hardening will only be as good as the weakest human links behind them."
Over the last five full school years, 47 of the nation's largest school districts saw a 79% spike in guns found on campus, according to a new analysis from The Washington Post.
Although there are signs of improvement, a new Gallup poll suggests fears remain at levels unseen since the late 1970s. What's keeping parents on edge?
The Principal Recovery Network of building leaders who have experienced school shootings is pressing for several billion dollars worth of mental health and safety support for staff and students.
