Sep 04 4 killed and 9 others wounded in shooting at Georgia high school By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said two school resource officers encountered the shooter within minutes after a report of shots fired went out. The suspect, a student at the school, immediately surrendered and was taken into custody. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:26 Families paying for school lunches grapple with recurring online transaction fees By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Schools are increasingly turning to online payment systems for school lunches. Those systems are run by payment processing companies, which typically charge transaction fees. According to federal analysis, families qualifying for reduced-price meals may be paying as much as 60… Continue watching
Aug 22 School choice, history of segregation collide as Florida county consolidates rural schools By Kate Payne, Associated Press As some districts are being forced to close schools, administrators are facing another long-avoided reckoning: how to integrate students in buildings that remain racially and economically segregated. Continue reading
Aug 21 ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools By John O'Connor, Associated Press Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools, first implemented 30 years ago. Continue reading
Aug 19 Jury decides parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not responsible By Associated Press The victims’ lawsuit sought to hold Dimitrios Pagourtzis and his parents, Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, financially liable for the shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 9:02 Book restrictions in Indiana pressure public schools and libraries to remove books Over the last few years, parents and a network of organized conservative groups have put pressure on public schools and community libraries across the country to remove certain books from their collections. In Indiana, teachers may even be charged with… Continue watching
Jul 19 Louisiana schools won’t display Ten Commandments before November as lawsuit plays out By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state's public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement… Continue reading
Jul 19 Ben Sasse, controversial University of Florida president, announces his resignation By Mike Schneider, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press University of Florida president Ben Sasse plans to leave his position to focus on his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. The former Nebraska senator was a controversial pick to lead one of the nation's top public universities… Continue reading
Jul 18 Federal appeals court blocks part of Biden’s student debt relief plan By Annie Ma, Associated Press In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness program. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:44 Federal pandemic aid helped students catch up academically, but research shows gaps remain By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas It's well known there were some big gaps in student learning tied to school shutdowns during the pandemic and difficult transitions with hybrid classes. But how much did federal aid help students recover from those academic losses? We now have… Continue watching