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
Mar 23 Watch 5:52 Teenagers will lead the charge and demand change at anti-gun violence March for Our Lives By PBS News Hour Students and other demonstrators across the country will protest gun violence Saturday. In Washington, survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, will stage their March for Our Lives rally. John Yang follows some of the students as… Continue watching
Mar 23 Why states, not Congress, are passing more gun laws By Gretchen Frazee Gun control advocates have turned to state legislatures after a string of recent high-profile shootings to push for action on gun violence. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 7:34 Parkland victim's father: We will get gun reform in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Children want to be able to go to school, church and the mall without fear of being shot, and they are going to demand it, says Fred Guttenberg, a vocal advocate for reforming the nation's gun laws since his 14-year-old… Continue watching
Mar 21 Opinion: Why 'Black Panther' and other comic books belong in the classroom By David Cutler With the massive success of “Black Panther,” the latest blockbuster from Marvel, the time is ripe for educators to embrace comic books as legitimate teaching and learning tools. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 8:05 To reduce chronic school absences, Cleveland focuses on positive family support By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week A few years ago, Cleveland Public Schools found that more than half of their students were chronically absent, missing at least 10 percent of school. While they've made steady progress to address the problem, like may school districts around the… Continue watching