May 25 Student says science teacher tackled Indiana school shooter By Rick Callahan, Associated Press "Our science teacher immediately ran at him, swatted a gun out of his hand and tackled him to the ground. If it weren't for him, more of us would have been injured for sure."… Continue reading
May 25 2 hurt in Indiana middle school shooting; suspect in custody By Associated Press Someone opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, injuring an adult and a child before being taken into custody, authorities said. Continue reading
May 23 Sabika Sheikh, exchange student killed in Texas shooting, is laid to rest in Pakistan By Adil Jawad, Associated Press Sheikh was her family's oldest child and began classes at Santa Fe High School last August. She had hoped to one day join Pakistan's foreign service. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 6:27 Should high schools worry about what students do after graduation? This city says yes By Hari Sreenivasan Chicago has a new plan to make sure kids pursue a college degree or have another viable career path after high school. By 2020, in order to get a diploma from Chicago public schools, a student will have to prove… Continue watching
May 22 Democrats propose funding teacher pay raises by canceling tax cuts for the wealthy By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Congressional Democrats on Tuesday proposed giving states and school districts $50 billion over a decade to fund the teacher raises by canceling tax cuts for high wage earners. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Texas holds moment of silence for school shooting victims In our news wrap Monday, Texas held a statewide moment of silence for those killed and wounded in Friday's school shooting. Outside Santa Fe High, students and staff gathered around 10 white crosses, one for each person who died in… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 2:52 Remembering the Santa Fe school shooting victims We remember the victims of the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, with memories from friends and family. Continue watching
May 21 Analysis: Student loan debt and an astonishing number no one’s talking about By Paul Solman Do student loan defaults pose a systemic threat analogous to the subprime default wave that helped trigger the Crash of ‘08?… Continue reading
May 20 The 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting By Michael D. Regan Eight students and two teachers are among the dead. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 6:47 Texas school shooting days before graduation draws governor’s call for new gun laws Students, parents and teachers suffered the agony of a school shooting on Friday morning near Galveston, Texas, where at least 10 people were murdered and 10 more wounded. The suspect, a 17-year-old according to media reports, is being held on… Continue watching