Feb 27 Watch 5:20 Texas schools can choose to train and arm their teachers. Here’s how it works By PBS News Hour President Trump, a number of other Republicans and the NRA have ramped up calls for arming teachers. But it's an idea that generating a lot of criticism among educators. Jason Villalba, a Texas state representative and the architect of the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:22 Teachers want common-sense gun reform, not to carry weapons, says National Education Association official By PBS News Hour What do teachers think of calls from President Trump and others for arming educators as a response to mass shootings at schools? Becky Pringle of the National Education Association joins John Yang to share opposition to the proposal and why… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: High court hears pivotal labor union case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a pivotal case for more than 5 million Americans in public sector unions. The case hinges on whether workers who are not union members should be required to pay dues… Continue watching
Feb 26 Education Department opens investigation into how Michigan State handled Nassar scandal By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said investigators will look at "systemic issues" with how the school has dealt with such complaints. In a statement, she called Nassar's actions "unimaginable."… Continue reading
Feb 26 Student wounded in school shooting says she’s recovering By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — A tearful student who was wounded in the shooting rampage at a Florida high school thanked the doctors and first responders who helped her and said Monday that she is making a full recovery. Continue reading
Feb 26 Students resolute as they re-enter school shooting site By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — The line of students and their parents wrapped around Stoneman Douglas High School, several thousand people entering the campus for the first time since a gunman took 17 lives nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Feb 23 All of West Virginia’s teachers are on strike. Here’s why By Ryan Connelly Holmes Teachers across the state said they planned to strike again Monday. They argue a recent pay increase did not do enough to offset rising health care premiums, and that the state was also slashing their benefits. Continue reading
Feb 23 Opinion: I’ve asked hundreds of students if they would feel safer if I was armed. Not one has said yes By Mike Conrad Teacher Mike Conrad says in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, students have told him they'd feel less safe if teachers were armed. Continue reading
Feb 23 After big battle, Idaho lawmakers approve school science standards with climate change intact By Lisa Stark, Education Week It look three years of debate, two rewrites and over a thousand public comments, but Idaho lawmakers have now approved new science standards, with all of the proposed sections on climate change left intact. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 7:49 Students who support gun rights say schools safer when ‘good guys’ are armed By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks with Maddison Westcott, a Rio Salado College student, and Ian Parish, a Liberty University student, about various restrictions and other gun control measures being raised, as well the prospect of arming teachers. Continue watching