School Violence Statistics This article gives an overview of school violence statistics in the United States, including school shootings, fighting at school, bullying, and other forms of violence. Keep reading for more information on school violence statistics, and how they may affect you. ...
School shootings prompt a look at statistics.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)Staples, Gracie Bonds
Main reason parents send their children to private school Number of school shootings recorded in public schools teacher insights Share of Republican teachers who think parents should be allowed to opt their children out of learning about racism Share of teachers who think students should be tau...
The Washington Post maintains a database of school shootings (which is sad in itself that such a thing has to exist) to keep record of tragedy that the U.S. government does not track. They calculated thenumber of kids since Columbine who were exposed to such terrible events: The Washington...
30% of students who reported being bullied have brought weapons to school, and bullying was considered a contributing factor to two-thirds of school shootings. Poor long-term outcomes The pain of bullying can stay with those involved for a lifetime. Studies show that bullying victims have ...
was kind of dangerous. There were a few times the school would be closed down because of shootings on the block or bomb threats. That said, I enjoyed my time there and was never in physical danger. If you stick to certain neighborhoods mostly and if you don't go out there looking like...
According to theAlliance for Excellent Education, About 500,000 (15%) of teachers in the U.S. leave the profession every year. What is the cost to school districts (ie: taxpayers) for that turnover? About 2.2 billion a year! Teacher burnout rates are also 50% higher in Title I school...
Categories matter, for death can drive politics, public policy, and philanthropy. Mass casualty events—hurricanes, fires, school shootings—are often thought to require a response. Numbers alone do not give rise to concerted action, however. The nature of response is informed by the way the dea...
A part of outdoor sports is that you must deal with the weather, which is a challenge when it’s really hot and you have to run as fast as you can for a couple of hours.Bloomberg illustrates the challenges and how athletes might cope: ...
this interactive map by Russell Samora for The Pudding, it seems more likely that cities share a name with another than not. (Don’t quote me on that.) The question is: When someone mentions a city, which one are they talking about? Samora calculated the likelihoods, given the county th...