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27 Jan 2020

Taking Down Predators With Gaggle

Children today are thrust into the digital world from a young age. While this offers many benefits, there are also many dangers that can cause great h...


By     Paget Hetherington
20 Jan 2020

Addressing Idaho’s High Suicide Rates

With suicide rates that are 58% higher than the national average, youth behavioral health is of particular importance in Idaho. Since this issue touch...


By     Lisa Railton
17 Jan 2020

Students in Crisis: A Mental Health Tsunami

With anxiety and depression on the rise among today’s students, school districts are becoming more aware that improving student mental health is as im...


By     Paget Hetherington
14 Jan 2020

Making Student Safety a Top Priority

Located in Los Gatos, California, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School is the only school in the district with a 1:1 take-home Chromebook initiative. Servi...


By     Lisa Railton
09 Jan 2020

The Jordan Porco Foundation: On a Mission to Prevent Suicide

The Jordan Porco Foundation is a Hartford-based organization dedicated to preventing suicide, promoting mental health, and creating a message of hope ...


By     Rachel Papke
06 Jan 2020

Meeting Students’ Needs: One District’s Story

Three years ago, Wichita Falls Independent School District (ISD) in Texas rolled out a 1:1 Chromebook initiative. Serving 14,100 students across 26 ca...


By     Lisa Railton
20 Dec 2019

Keeping Students Safe for 20 Years




By     Paget Hetherington
17 Dec 2019

New Safety Strategy Saves 70 Students

While Denver Public Schools (DPS) had been monitoring student email use for years, a Gaggle audit helped the district realize that struggling students...


By     Lisa Railton
12 Dec 2019

Hard to Watch, Important to See

With this gut-wrenching PSA, Sandy Hook Promise is generating awareness about school safety as well as their evidence-based protection programs, which...


By     Gaggle
09 Dec 2019

New Secret Service Report Reveals Indicators of School Violence

A recently released report by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) indicates that some student traits and behaviors can he...


By     Jack Russell

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