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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.

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.

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.

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…

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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?…

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…

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.

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.

With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white bread

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

The Trump administration has rolled back a rule that required foods like pasta and bread be made with whole grains.

School safety takes centerstage as thousands of North Carolina teachers protest

By Amanda Morris, Associated Press

A fatal shooting at a college campus was on protesters' minds Wednesday at a North Carolina teacher rally, adding a somber note to a demonstration in support of overhauling the state's education priorities.