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Welcome to the SSS Website!
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Safe and Supportive Schools Website. In 2010, we launched the Safe and Supportive Schools competition to provide States with federal financial assistance to develop rigorous measurement systems that can assess individual school climates and to support programmatic interventions in the schools with the most severe challenges. In order for students to achieve, schools must provide safe and supportive learning environments. We are committed to...
A Moment of Instant Gratification
Instant gratification is not usually a big part of my day as a federal bureaucrat. But on March 10, 2011, I got to experience it. March 10 was the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. It was an amazing day. I sat in the Blue Room of the White House as Sirdenear Walker and Kirk and Laura Smalley – who lost their sons Carl and Ty, respectively, to “bullycide” – told their stories in a private meeting with the President and First Lady. The looks on their faces...
Farewell
This is my last post as Assistant Deputy Secretary. As you may know, I have resigned effective June 9 to return to the non-profit sector and, well, today is my last day. In the past two years in this role, I have had the opportunity to visit 33 states. I was consistently struck by the good work being done at the state and local level, the intelligence and passion of the people I met, and the difference they were making in the lives of young people. It was truly an honor to have the chance...
HHS’ SAMHSA CSAP’s CAPT Announces Service to Science Initiative – Call for Nominations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) announces a Call for Nominations to its Service to Science Initiative. Service to Science is a national initiative dedicated to enhancing the evaluation capacity of innovative programs and practices that aim to prevent substance abuse and related mental and...
U.S. ED Launches a New Website to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
A new website is now available from the U.S. Department of Education with 9/11 Materials for Teachers. This new website presents a set of resource materials focused on the anniversary of 9/11, which were developed under federal grants supported by the U.S. Department of Education. The resources can be used by teachers in carrying out classroom activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary. Further, the website provides a link to the grantee’s host site, where you can access the full...
New Search Tool Helps Users Find Federal Grants to Fund Youth Programs
The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (FindYouthInfo.gov) has created an online Web tool that allows users to search for federal grant opportunities by youth topic or federal agency on Grants.gov. Grants.gov provides information on more than 1,000 grant opportunities for 26 federal grantmaking agencies. The FindYouthInfo search tool filters for grants that match a list of approximately 300 CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) numbers that are likely to fund...
Revised FERPA Regulations
The U.S. Department of Education announced new regulations to safeguard student privacy while giving states the flexibility to share school data that can be helpful in judging the effectiveness of government investments in education. "Data are a powerful tool needed to improve the state of education in this country," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "At the same time, the benefits of using student data must always be balanced with the need to protect...
Bullying and Suicide Prevention Webinar
The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention is coshosting a SPRC Research to Practice Webinar on bullying and suicide prevention. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Presenters: Young-Shin Kim, MD, PhD, MS, MPH, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine Bennett Leventhal, MD, Deputy Director, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Moderator: Smita Varia, MA, Prevention Specialist, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Brief...
New and Improved Nutrition Standards for School Lunches
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new and improved nutritional standards for school lunches. The USDA considers this effort as monumental for kids, families, educators, administrators, food service workers and the advocates who have led the charge and worked hand in hand to deliver healthier, more nutritious food to our nation’s school children. To learn more, go...
Bullying Prevention Twitter Live Chat
On March 20, 2012, HHS, ED, and the Anti-Defamation League will be hosting a Bullying Prevention Twitter Live Chat. Experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will present a Twitter Live Chat on Tuesday,...
National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships
The National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships, which was held March 11-13, 2012, in New York City, was designed to promote the development of partnerships among the court system, school administration, law enforcement and the community to work together to increase graduation rates while decreasing school suspensions, expulsions and arrests. With funding from The Atlantic Philanthropies, MacArthur Foundation, Skadden, Arps and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
