Collaborating organizations – School Safety and Security – Association For Learning Environments

Designing a Safer School: How architects are working with communities to create more secure campuses

Wired Brand Lab, sponsored by the AIA

Part of a three-part series on safe school design

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https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2018/06/aia-blueprint-for-better/p/2

Educators, Students & Community

Collaborating organizations , Community engagement , Everyday violence , Long range solutions , Research , Resource officer , Safe schools , School violence , Secure entry , Stress in School , Student engagement , Students at risk , Youth violence

Chicago Pledges $26 Million to Add Social Workers, Special Education Staff

Education Week, Denisa Superville, 7/16/2018

The Chicago Teachers’ Union has been calling for more social workers, psychologists, certified school nurses, and case managers but said the proposed staff increase falls short of what’s needed. The union said the city will need to hire nearly a thousand social workers to meet the recommended ratio of student to social worker.

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