Department of Education

This fact sheet (PDF, 8 pages) provides information and strategies for addressing opioid overdoses at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs) through emergency operations plans (EOPs) and other preparedness activities. Learn more. 

This four-part podcast series focuses on the McKinney-Vento Act and discusses how partners in the field are working with families and young people experiencing homelessness. The series shares insights, challenges, experiences, and opportunities for learning, growth, and partnership in the field. These listening sessions highlight various student populations experiencing homelessness, ...

This webpage provides bullying prevention strategies for leaders in extracurricular activities. Strategies are offered for leaders in sports, faith-based, and art programs and organizations. Learn more. 

This webinar recording highlights the role of special educators in school safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness. During this webinar, presenters discussed the role that special educators play in implementing the National Preparedness System mission areas before, during, and after an emergency. Presenters reinforced how special educators can enhance EOP ...

This webinar recording highlights the role of students in school safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness. During this webinar, presenters discussed the ways students can enhance the six-step planning process detailed in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (PDF, 72 pages).  Presenters provided examples of how students ...

This resource compendium (PDF, 24 pages) highlights all original one-pagers and infographics released on SchoolSafety.gov in 2023. This resource covers a range of school safety topics and provides actionable strategies, guidance, and resources that can help inform and enhance school safety programs and activities.  The 2023 SchoolSafety.gov Resource Package includes:  Back-to-School ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 6 pages) describes sextortion and its impacts on students. The infographic outlines how schools can protect youth from sextortion through the creation and modification of a Sextortion Annex in the school emergency operations plan (EOP). Learn more (PDF, 6 pages). 

This fact sheet (PDF, 6 pages) provides strategies that K-12 school district administrators, teachers, and staff can use to help form partnerships and communicate with families and guardians and include them in efforts to develop, enhance, and maintain high-quality school emergency operation plans (EOPs). Learn more (PDF, 6 pages).  ...

The three-part National Student Privacy & Data Security Winter Webinar Series covers the basics of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and provides training on current data security best practices for education data systems. The series also leads participants through a simulated data breach and explores how to ...

This webpage describes a mixed-methods study conducted by ED's Region 9 Comprehensive Center to provide insights and strategies for supporting a diverse teacher workforce to strengthen student learning in schools and districts. The webpage describes findings that align with each of Secretary Miguel Cardona’s four priority areas:  Support students through pandemic ...