U.S. Senate Set to Consider School Safety Bill
Source: blogs.edweek.or Posted By: Melody D...4050 days ago
School districts would be able to tap into grants to help upgrade their safety infrastructure, under a measure set for consideration in the U.S. Senate. The legislation, which also includes gun control measures, represents Congress' first big legislative response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December.
The legislation would authorize grants for states and local governments that want to upgrade their security infrastructure by doing things like buying lights,....