Mar 14 U.S. students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence By Collin Binkley, Associated Press From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month's massacre of 17 people at Florida's Marjory… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 3:56 Student walkouts protesting shootings will vary around the country — and so will their schools’ responses By PBS News Hour To mark the one-month anniversary of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students are planning walkouts around the country for Wednesday. Organizers expect more than 200,000 students in all 50 states will participate. But how schools handle these walkouts… Continue watching
Mar 13 Public money for private schools has not led to equity in France By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report France’s system is a cautionary tale of how a country can offer an expansive private school choice system, but still fail to achieve equity. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump backs off call for raising minimum age to buy assault weapons By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pledged to help states pay for firearms training for teachers and reiterated its call to improve the background check system as part of a new plan to prevent school shootings. Continue reading
Mar 11 Schools brace for massive student walkouts over gun violence By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Some schools have taken a hard line, promising to suspend students who walk out, while others are using a more supportive approach. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:36 Tiny college’s impending closure inspires basketball team to play its heart out By PBS News Hour For every big-money, high-profile college sports program you'll see during March Madness, there's a tiny, low-profile program like Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. As they compete in a regional postseason basketball tournament for Christian colleges, they face an uncertain future. Continue watching
Mar 07 Florida House passes school safety bill that includes restrictions on rifle sales, program to arm some teachers By Associated Press The bill also provides new mental health programs for schools and provision to keep guns away from people who show signs of mental illness or violent behavior. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 6:36 Many preschool teachers are scared of teaching STEM. Here’s a solution that might help By PBS News Hour Everyone knows that 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds ask a lot of questions. But that unrestrained curiosity can unsettle preschool teachers who feel they lack sufficient understanding of science, technology, engineering and math, often referred to as STEM. Hari Sreenivasan reports… Continue watching
Mar 06 Opinion: To prevent school shootings, can mental health be taught? By Lauren Porosoff, Jonathan Weinstein Maybe if students learn how to accept feelings of frustration, fear and embarrassment, they won’t need to avoid those feelings by hurting themselves or someone else. Continue reading
Mar 06 West Virginia leaders reach deal to end 9-day teachers strike By John Raby, Associated Press Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia's Republican leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to end the state's nine-day teachers' walkout by giving 5 percent raises to not just teachers, but all state workers. Continue reading