How to stem the deadly tide? Latino communities mobilize amid a rise in fentanyl-related deaths.

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School Policing: The Blurred Lines of Safety

The debate surrounding on-campus police has intensified against the backdrop of school shootings and the racial reckoning ignited by the George Floyd tragedy. But who supports this intervention – and who opposes it – may be surprising, and their opposing views underscore the tension that pulls at the fabric of diverse communities across the U.S.

Education, Safe to Learn, Featurepalabra.October 21, 2023Safe to Learn

Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Her mother’s prison term turned her life upside down, but now Jade Green is leading an organization that’s transforming the lives of young people who have been involved in the justice system — inside a former youth detention center converted into a place of education and triumph.

Education, Safe to Learn, Featurepalabra.October 21, 2023Safe to Learn

Students Need Safety to Learn

Students’ experience of physical and emotional safety is crucial to their ability to learn, understand abstract concepts and advance educationally, according to psychological and neuroscience research.

Educationpalabra.October 21, 2023Safe to Learn