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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Weiler, Spencer C.; Armenta, Anthony D. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
The United States has experienced several mass killings by firearms in the recent past, but none has stirred the passions of the nation's citizens like the killing of innocent schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut. Debates immediately began regarding proposed solutions for making students safer in schools. One recommendation for promoting…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Law Enforcement, Legal Problems
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Weiler, Spencer C.; Cray, Martha – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2011
The school resource officer (SRO) program began in the United States in the early to mid-1950s, however, the program did not gain prominence until the 1990s in response to various school shootings. According to national data, SROs can be found in 35 percent of school across America, regardless of level (elementary, middle, or high school),…
Descriptors: Violence, Program Effectiveness, Police School Relationship, Educational Environment
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Cray, Martha; Weiler, Spencer C. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2011
In response to questions related to school safety, in the 1990s the school resource officer (SRO) program gained prominence as an effective intervention strategy. Despite the widespread utilization of SROs in America's public schools, there exists a lack of meaningful research related to practices and effectiveness of SRO programs. A school…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Safety, Police, Program Implementation