Written by: Jim McKay A team of scientists and researchers is embarking on a five-year study program to develop actionable strategies for dealing with wildfires — both pre-ignition and post-ignition — and is looking for first responders, land managers and … read more

By: Wallace McKelvey, The Patriot-News, August 24, 2020 (TNS) — To watch Lynn Stover work is to forget for a moment that he’s on the front line of a deadly pandemic. The 62-year-old retired music teacher, legs outstretched with a … read more

  Written by: Jenny Gold As the smoke thickened near her home in Santa Cruz, California, last week, Amanda Smith kept asking herself the same questions: Should we leave? And where would we go? The wildfire evacuation zone, at the … read more

  Written by: Amy Rock As K-12 and college campuses make customized plans for reopening in the fall and hospitals continue to treat coronavirus patients, it is becoming increasingly clear that no aspect of campus safety and security will go … read more

Written by: Campus Safety Staff A new survey released by Rave Mobile Safety on Thursday reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking … read more

  by Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. / July 27, 2020 (TNS) — As schools prepare to resume classes this fall and more of the economy reopens even as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, America’s biggest public utility is backing … read more

  By Dr. Kandis Boyd Wyatt, PMP, CLTD Shut it down. Start over. Do it right. That’s the recommendation of more than 150 health professionals who have joined with the U.S. Public Interests Group (PIRG) in an open letter to … read more

  Written by: Amy Jeffs As we head into the summer months and school administrators begin to consider what reopening in the fall will look like amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are many uncertainties on the horizon. From student and faculty safety … read more

  Written by: Megan Ferrell Among the many challenges faced by K-12 school districts during this school year, the Department of Education released its long-awaited Final Rules under Title IX (“New Rules”). The regulations require sweeping changes for districts and … read more

  Written by: Michael Dorn School officials faced unprecedented challenges with the shuttering of campuses this past March due to the coronavirus. Throughout the spring and summer, K-12 district leaders and their community partner agencies have been diligently and meticulously … read more