Tag: Carol Cook
Help for charter schools, Parkland lawsuits filed, school crime stats issues and more
Florida schools roundup: Youth suicide, dropout prevention and more
Middle school suicide: For the first time, suicide is claiming more U.S. middle school student lives than car crashes, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2014, 425 students between the ages of 10 and 14 killed themselves. The rate doubled in the years between 2007[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Anti-violence plan, superintendent’s job and more
School violence: The Miami-Dade School District becomes the first in the country to implement the Sandy Hook Promise in all its schools. It’s a violence-protection program started by parents who lost children in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre in 2012. It emphasizes social inclusion by reaching out to isolated students,[Read More…]