Jenifer Loon, R-Minnesota presented her newly sponsored bill before the House Education Finance Committee (HEFC), which would allow school districts to fund and prioritize safety and security upgrades for Minnesota schools.
Given recent news cycles, it might be hard to believe that over the past 20 years, less than three percent of youth-oriented homicides actually occurred on school grounds. This is the among the latest school crime and safety findings of the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Beginning this week, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) started accepting applications for a raft of new school safety grants, which come as part of a bill Gov. Scott Walker inked in March 2018.
To thwart school gun violence, a district in Pennsylvania has turned to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
Sure, it’s funny in the movies, but when a student gets locked into a locker serious health and legal concerns ensue.
Just as school safety and emergency best practices are evolving so, too, is technology.
By Steve Fountaine Winter can be a difficult time of year for school populations. Subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice, and extended periods of darkness all challenge students, teachers and staff…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Board of Directors of the Scottsdale-based Association for Learning Environments (formerly CEFPI) unveiled the organization’s new name and brand at the LearningSCAPES 2015 Conference in San Diego on Oct. 25.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Six teams of middle school students from across the globe competed in October to design schools that could potentially change the way we think about education.
WASHINGTON — The Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign, Ill. recently received the 2013 James D. MacConnell Award at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Annual Conference & Exposition in Indianapolis. Recognizing excellence in facility planning, the MacConnell Award is considered CEFPI’s most prestigious honor.
