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Conolly, Christina; Crepeau-Hobson, Franci; Kennedy-Paine, Cathy; Woitaszewski, Scott – Communique, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis of proportions not seen in generations. In the spring of 2020, all 50 states were simultaneously under a disaster declaration (U.S. News, 2020) and most communities began to require distancing in order to mitigate virus spread. As a result, schools closed and distance learning and telehealth became…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention, School Safety, Emergency Programs
Herrera, Kim; Sagers, Jerri; Voorhies, Leah – Utah State Board of Education, 2020
This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee to report on the Board's strategic efforts to address counseling services in schools as specified in House Bill 81, School Counselor Services, from the 2019 General Session. This report discusses the implementation of R277-464, School Counselor Direct and Indirect Services, and work the…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Services, College Readiness, Career Readiness
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Perna, Laura W., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 2022
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Theories, Educational Research, Admission Criteria
Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Government Employees, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians
Moss, Gemma; Allen, Rebecca; Bradbury, Alice; Duncan, Sam; Harmey, Sinead; Levy, Rachael – Institute of Education - London, 2020
This report is based on a survey of 1,653 primary teachers in state schools in England. The survey was conducted by Teacher Tapp during May half-term 2020, just before schools started re-opening. It forms part of the ESRC-funded project "A Duty of Care and a Duty to Teach: educational priorities during the COVID-19 crisis", based at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, COVID-19, Pandemics
Yoder, Nick; Posamentier, Jordan; Godek, Dana; Seibel, Katherine; Dusenbury, Linda – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2020
Schools have drastically changed the way that staff, students, families, and communities engage with one another due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools begin planning education for fall, states are in the process of developing guidance and support for districts and schools to navigate students' and adults' academic, social, emotional, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Social Emotional Learning, Pandemics, COVID-19
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
More than 260 presidentially-declared major disasters have occurred since 2017, affecting every state and several U.S. territories, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Many of these natural disasters have had devastating effects, including rendering K-12 school facilities unusable for extended periods of time. These…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, School Closing
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Doan, Sy; Schwartz, Heather L.; Henry, Daniella; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2021
This report is the first of three annual reports evaluating the implementation and effects of two newly expanded Delaware weighted education funding programs, the Opportunity Fund and the Student Success Block Grant (SSBG). The Opportunity Fund provides two streams of financial support--a flexible fund for local education agencies (LEAs) to fund…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Finance, Block Grants
Adams, Gina; Ewen, Danielle; Luetmer, Grace – Urban Institute, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented, urgent challenges for the child care and early education workforce. Though the workforce has always been fragile, new stressors presented over the past year have highlighted fundamental structural problems in the system, including the inequities facing Black, Latina, and Native American child care…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Caregivers, State Policy
Dragoo, Kyrie E.; James, Nathan; Duff, Johnathan H.; Reese, Shawn; Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2021
In the United States, more than 70 million students are enrolled in public elementary and secondary (K-12) schools or degree-granting postsecondary institutions. School and campus safety and security for these students encompasses many issues, including violence prevention and response, school climate, and the physical and mental health of the…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, School Safety, School Security, Grants
Thorn, William; Vincent-Lancrin, Stéphan – OECD Publishing, 2021
This report offers an initial overview of the available information regarding the circumstances, nature and outcomes of the education of schoolchildren during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020. Its purpose is primarily descriptive: it presents information from high quality quantitative studies on the experience of learning…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Experience, Outcomes of Education
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Grant, Marquis Carter, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
The adaptability of public education is essential for the success of students and education professionals alike. Comprehensive reform that promotes equality and equity in educational spheres can promote adaptability and allow educational institutions and education professionals better longevity. "Emerging Strategies for Public Education…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Educational Strategies, Equal Education
National School Boards Association, 2022
The overarching goal of schools is to create a safe, supportive environment where students can thrive and learn. This begins with a dedication to students' social and emotional well-being, and effective policies and programs that create a culture of trust. Such a culture provides an optimal learning environment, and is also a proactive step…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Mental Health, School Policy
Friesen, Barbara J.; Koroloff, Nancy M. – Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, 2018
This report addresses challenges faced by transition-age youth and young adults with mental health conditions as they try to find and maintain stable housing. This document was written specifically for program designers, administrators, and policy-makers, and others who are planning to develop or modify housing supports that are available to young…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Housing Needs, Individual Needs
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Khanare, Fumane Portia, Ed.; Marina, Brenda L. H., Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
A grassroots understanding of well-being can be an effective approach to meeting the needs of children in low-resource settings. Due to this, evidence on how to sustain such approaches is needed. "Successful Pathways for the Well-Being of Black Students" addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses more on strength over…
Descriptors: Well Being, African American Students, Student Needs, At Risk Students
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