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
Mar 06 Opinion: 1.3 million students are homeless. Here's how we can help them By John Bridgeland and Tricia Raikes, Raikes Foundation Our homeless students hold as much promise, and are as much a part of this country’s future, as every other student. And while that’s easy to say, the reality is we haven’t taken the steps to ensure homeless students get… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:25 What West Virginia teachers are fighting for By PBS News Hour Public school teachers in West Virginia -- among the lowest-paid in the country -- went on strike for an eighth consecutive day on Monday, and schools in all of the state's 55 counties remain closed to more than a quarter… Continue watching
Mar 05 How teens want to solve America's school shooting problem By Vic Pasquantonio, Elis Estrada One thing all students who have shared their thoughts with us agree on: Change is possible and action must be taken. Continue reading