School Climate: Ed. Dept. Provides Free Surveys, Resources to Schools – Education Week

By Evie Blad

The U.S. Department of Education released a free, web-based survey Thursday that schools can use to track the effectiveness of school climate efforts and resources on how to best improve learning environments for students.

The surveys, developed with input from researchers and the department’s office of safe and healthy students, can be administered to middle and high school students, staff, parents, and guardians, providing real-time data about their perceptions of the school environment.

That data can be stored on state and local data systems, the Education Department said, adding that “the federal government is planning to conduct a sample-based study using the surveys for benchmarking but will not collect or store data generated by schools using the surveys for their own school climate improvement purposes.”

Source: School Climate: Ed. Dept. Provides Free Surveys, Resources to Schools – Rules for Engagement – Education Week

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