Department of Education

This webpage offers tips to parents to minimize the risk of cyberbullying or harm from digital behavior. Tips include the following:   Set clear expectations about digital behavior and online reputation.  Educate about the harmful effects of cyberbullying, posting hateful speech or comments, sexting, and sharing naked photos of themselves or others (including ...

This webpage provides a snapshot of schools and colleges in the United States through facts and figures. Information on enrollment, learning modes, distance learning, teachers, expenditures, and attainment are included for pre-k through postsecondary institutions. Learn more. 

This report provides a high-level view of the complex American education landscape since the onset of the pandemic. This first installment provides findings related to:  Changes in in-person instruction that have occurred over the last 2 years at both the elementary/secondary level and the postsecondary level;  Technology assistance that K-12 schools have ...

Parents and guardians can use this checklist to ask school leaders about how they are supporting students, including by using American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. The checklist is broken into four categories:   Student learning  Addressing the needs of the whole child  COVID-19 health and safety  Engaging families   Learn more.  ...

This new webpage contains a variety of documents and materials to help support schools’ and districts’ safety efforts. It includes a comprehensive collection of one-pagers, presentations, and newsletter bulletins. Learn more. 

This infographic presents common elements that schools should consider in creating and sustaining a safe learning environment. These span from planning and prevention activities to protection and mitigation measures to response and recovery actions during and after an actual incident. Learn more.  ...

This webpage provides tips to parents of middle schoolers about identifying warning signs of and preventing bullying, what to do if your child is bullying or being bullied, and more common concerns. Learn more. 

These latest findings from the School Pulse Panel (SPP) examine learning recovery, summer learning, staff vacancies, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, learning modes offered by schools, and student and staff quarantine prevalence as reported by school leaders in U.S. public schools. Learn more.  ...

This report (PDF, 71 pages) uses data from the 2019 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to show the relationship between bullying victimization and other variables of interest, such as:  the reported presence of gangs, guns, drugs, alcohol, and hate-related graffiti at school;  select security measures;   student criminal ...

SchoolSafety.gov offers a collection of tools and resources for K-12 leaders, staff, and other members of the school community to assist in their safety and security planning efforts. Examples of such tools and resources include the following:  Grants Finder Tool: Supports K-12 schools and districts in more easily locating and determining ...