KEY ISSUES: Facing our Schools

Pray for top issues, schools currently face in the upcoming 2025-26 school year. May each school be covered in prayer.

Short Prayer Podcasts and resources are linked below.

6/30 Peace at Learning Spaces	7/1 Poverty	7/2 Chronic Absenteeism	7/3 Anxiety & Depression
7/7 Lack of Learning Interest & Cellphones	7/8 Gangs, Violence, Campus Safety	7/9 Bullying in Person & Online	7/10 Alcohol & Drug Abuse
7/14 Parental Involvement	7/15 Poor Academic Performance	7/16 Teacher Job Satisfaction	7/17 Teacher Challenges
7/21 Libraries, Librarians & Books	7/22 Staff & Students Courageous Faith	7/23 Bring Your Bible Day	7/24 - See You at the Pole Day
7/28 Staff & Students of Daycare, Precare, Aftercare & PreK	7/29 Staff & Students K-6	7/30 Staff & Students Middle & High School	7/31 Staff & Students in Colleges
8/4 CA Bills AB 495 & AB 86	8/5 CA Bills AB 727 & AB 84	8/6 School Support Staff	8/7 School Faculty
8/11 School Admin & Leaders	8/12 Campus Safety Officers	8/13 Parents of Students All Ages	8/14 Math, Science & Reading Scores
8/18 Home-schooling Parents & Kids

Helpful Resources [in order of reference]

• A Prayer of Peace and Protection for Our Schools | The Prayer Institute

• Problems students are facing at public K-12 schools | Pew Research Center

• Challenges public K-12 teachers deal with in the classroom | Pew Research Center

• Views of parent involvement among public K-12 teachers | Pew Research Center

• Views of the US education system among public K-12 teachers | Pew Research Center

• Chronic Absenteeism | U.S. Department of Education

• Lingering Absence in Public Schools: Tracking Post-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism into 2024 | American Enterprise Institute - AEI

• AB727 | California 2025-2026 | Pupil and student safety: identification cards. | TrackBill

• Home | Juvenile Intervention Program – San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

• Prayer For Safety For Schools - Praypedia

• Bullying Prevention - San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

• 50 Powerful Prayers Against Bullying

• 5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs - San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

• Day 1: Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Arise and Pray

• Problems students are facing at public K-12 schools | Pew Research Center

• What the 2024 NAEP Results Reveal About Education in the United States · The Hunt Institute

• 6 ways to be bold for Christ at school

• The Official Site of Bring Your Bible Day - Focus on the Family

• See You At The Pole™

• Examining School Personnel Roles and Responsibilities

• Microsoft Word - Praying For Your School.doc (prayerclosetministries.org); 11 Back-to-School Prayers | Christianity Today