2 students dead, more than a dozen injured in N.M.
2 students and the student attacker are dead in a shooting at a high school in N. New Mexico Thursday morning.
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Zuckerberg shows keen interest in Okla. dreamers
A few h.s. and college students, all DACA recipients, had a chat with Facebook’s co-founder and current CEO in Nov.
Wildfires consume 100s of Southern Calif. buildings
Wild fires are raging around Los Angeles, causing school officials to close several schools & offer advice about staying safe.
Abuse victims more likely to drop out of school
Dropping out of school seems more likely among kids who were victims of abuse (child abuse, sexual assault, community violence).
School Reform Commission in Philly votes to dissolve
The School Reform Commission will end in Philadelphia, following a historic vote Thursday. Next: mayoral control, and then …?
N. Calif. shooting spree ends at an elem. school
A man shot at an elementary school this morning in California, injuring a few students; at least 4 people are now dead in the incident.
DACA deadline looms for Dreamers
Congress faces a deadline of March 5, and unless it takes action, 100s of 1000s of DACA recipients will be at risk of deportation.
Swimmer says high school coach abused her #MeToo
Joining the #MeToo movement, 50+ years after she was abused, the first woman to swim from Cuba to Florida speaks out.
Emphatically, Douglas Co., Colo., condemns vouchers
School board elections in Douglas Co., Colo., were contentious and expensive. Voucher candidates were defeated.
8 die in a cowardly act of terror in N.Y.C.
What is being described as “cowardly” and an “act of terror” near Stuyvesant H.S. in New York has left 8 dead and 11 injured.