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Trends and Changes in Approaches to School Safety

In response to school shootings and other incidents of school violence, state policymakers have sought to protect students and improve...

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A Turning Point: School Resource Officers and State Policy

In response to national protests against racism and police brutality sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, several school...

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Policing Postsecondary Campuses

An earlier post in this series covered student safety in higher education, specifically as it relates to guns on campus. Another key focus...

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Lessons From the Chair of a State School Safety Task Force

As students and teachers returned to school this year, they had more on their mind than the academic challenges that await them. Many...

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Keeping Students Safe — in College, Too

While the conversation around school safety often centers on K-12 campuses, colleges and universities — and their leaders — face the...

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The Advantages of a Dedicated State School Safety Center

As one of the few states in the country with an established state School Safety Resource Center, Colorado schools have a partner in helping...

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Preventing School Violence Through Threat Assessment

While governors and state policymakers continue to grapple with ways to prevent acts of school violence — through a variety of...

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A Look at the History of State School Safety Legislation in the Last 2 Decades

Student safety and well-being has long been a top priority for state policymakers. At Education Commission of the States, we have been...

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We’re Here to Support Your Efforts to Improve School Safety

So far in 2019, there have been 14 school shootings. I think we can all agree that one school shooting is too many. As students across the...

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How Are States Paying for New School Safety Measures?

School safety continues to be a priority for state education leaders across the nation. It was identified as one of six key education...

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