May 10 Prosecutors get more time to file Colorado school shooting charges By P. Solomon Banda, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press The decision by District Judge Theresa Slade delays hearings that had been scheduled for Friday. Continue reading
May 09 Why retired teachers struggle to make ends meet By Madeline Will, Education Week In several states, retired teachers and other state workers haven’t gotten a cost-of-living adjustment to their pension checks in years. And with the cost of health care continuing to rise, retirees say they’re reaching a breaking point. Continue reading
May 09 Three students disarmed gunman in Colorado school shooting By Kathleen Foody, P. Solomon Banda, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The three students slammed the gunman, a classmate of theirs, against the wall and struggled with him when shots rang out. One of them lost his life as a result. Continue reading
May 08 Colorado shooting suspects were students at the school, police say By Kathleen Foody, P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community. Continue reading
May 07 1 dead, 8 injured after school shooting outside Denver By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Authorities did not release the name of the student who died, but said it was an 18-year-old man. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:34 For these states and cities, funding college is money in the bank By Hari Sreenivasan A majority of American college graduates leave school with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. The issue of paying for college is so concerning that several 2020 presidential candidates have proposed forgiving student debt or making public colleges… Continue watching
May 07 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Who inspired you to teach? By Victoria Pasquantonio In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked our PBS NewsHour's Teachers' Lounge blog contributors the question, who inspired you to become a teacher?… Continue reading
May 06 Teachers across Oregon to walk out over classroom funding By Sarah Zimmerman, Associated Press Schools around the state will close for at least part of Wednesday as educators press for more money from lawmakers. Oregon schools have some of the highest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the United States. Districts have just… Continue reading
May 06 DeVos says she thinks teacher strikes ‘ultimately hurt kids’ By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Teachers from West Virginia to California have gone on strike this year to protest a variety of issues, including low pay and large classroom sizes. Continue reading
May 03 Column: How teachers can support students during Ramadan By Rusul Alrubail If students have the right accommodations and support from teachers and their peers during Ramadan, it can turn a challenging month into the most rewarding. Continue reading