How Things Have Changed In School By Gary Gerard , Times-Union Managing Editor Summer break for students is usually a pretty good time.
Some students have to work, but lots of others just sleep in, get up and hang out at the beach.
Lots of teachers pick up summer jobs to supplement their income. Others play lots of golf. Also in the summer, some states offer training programs for educators to hone their teaching skills. But this summer, the tragedies in Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Oregon have raised the bar on these summer sessions. Now states are offering training programs like school safety and crisis management.