Mar 27 Watch 7:19 Friends who survived Sandy Hook and Parkland are on a mission to ‘move the needle’ on gun reform By William Brangham Among the hundreds of thousands at last weekend's March for Our Lives in Washington were two women who share an uncanny bond. Friends for over three decades, Yvonne Cech and Diana Haneski are also both school librarians who survived different… Continue watching
Mar 27 The best weapon against ‘summer slide’ is parents reading, nonprofit says By Larisa Epatko Parents and teachers are committed to the same goal of helping a child become a successful reader, but the classroom isn’t structured in a way where a child gets consistent individual attention. That’s where a parent can step in. Continue reading
Mar 27 Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies By Associated Press "Sixty-four years ago, a young girl from Topeka, Kansas sparked a case that ended segregation in public schools in America," Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said in a statement. Continue reading
Mar 26 Fabricated photo shows Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez destroying Constitution By Associated Press The doctored animation, and news stories about it, were shared nearly 70,000 times on social media. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 1:45 These students carried stories of gun violence to the March for Our Lives By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday to speak out against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting in February. Andre Tinoco of Northview High School and NewsHour’s Student Reporting… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 3:44 What’s next for the student-led movement for gun reform? By PBS News Hour Thousands of students took to the streets across the country on Saturday to rally for tougher gun control laws as President Trump continued to shake up his legal team amid an ongoing Russia investigation. But will there be political ramifications… Continue watching
Mar 25 Youth of color say the March for Our Lives represents a lifelong battle By Student Reporting Labs Students of color, whose communities are disproportionately affected by gun violence, say the March for Our Lives was especially significant to them. Continue reading
Mar 25 ‘We see gun violence and gun wars all the time’ — Why young immigrants joined the March for Our Lives By Fernando Cienfuegos "Many of our undocumented youth and many of the immigrant population has been coming to the United States because they’re fleeing gun violence."… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 4:23 Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Students across the country flooded into the streets on Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month. Among the tens of thousands who rallied… Continue watching
Mar 24 ‘What it comes down to is life or death’ — Students shout for a revolution at March for Our Lives By Kamala Kelkar Emma González, a leader of the March for Our Lives, held silence on stage for most of 6 minutes and 20 seconds, the amount of time it took a shooter to kill her classmates. Continue reading