New database sorts Florida public and charter schools by grad rates, student absenteeism
An overhauled school safety database has made it easier than ever for parents, educators, and other stakeholders to understand the characteristics of public and charter schools that could affect school safety.
A collaboration between the University of Florida and the nonprofit Safe Schools for Alex — funded with a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department — recently went live on SchoolSafetyDashboard.org. The way it puts reams of data at stakeholders’ fingertips is being called the most comprehensive school safety dashboard in the country.
It allows users to enter up to three schools’ names or school districts at once and see how they compare regarding each school or district’...
