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Mpls. teachers reach tentative agreement with district

After 10 months of bargaining, teachers in Minneapolis have reached a tentative agreement with the public school district.
by Matt Sepic

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A rocky appearance for DeVos on '60 Minutes'

A rocky appearance for DeVos on '60 Minutes'

The controversial education secretary repeated her support for arming teachers and appeared unable to answer some questions about schools in her home state, in the 13-minute interview.
by Anya Kamenetz

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What you need to know about the national school walkout Wednesday

What you need to know about the national school walkout Wednesday

Students and teachers are expected walk out of their classes for 17 minutes to honor the victims of last month's school shooting in Florida and to call for tougher gun-control laws.
by Nancy Yang

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Students, schools prep for Wednesday walkout over Florida shooting

Students, schools prep for Wednesday walkout over Florida shooting

Students in Minnesota and across the country plan to step out of their classrooms for 17 minutes on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, where a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 students and staff.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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1968 LA school walkout protesters see link to Parkland teens

1968 LA school walkout protesters see link to Parkland teens

Participants in a 1968 Los Angeles high school walkout to protest dropout rates and paddle beatings for speaking Spanish that ended up prompting a wave of Mexican-American youth activism say they hear echoes of their demonstrations in the voices of outraged students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a mass shooting.
by Associated Press

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Trump backs off push for raising assault rifle purchase age

Trump backs off push for raising assault rifle purchase age

President Trump's plan would create task force and work to make schools less vulnerable to attacks, but would not include language to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons.
by Associated Press

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AP finds the NRA gave $7 million to hundreds of schools

AP finds the NRA gave $7 million to hundreds of schools

The National Rifle Association has given more than $7 million in grants to hundreds of U.S. schools in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis, but few have shown any indication that they'll follow the lead of businesses that are cutting ties with the group following last month's massacre at a Florida high school.
by Associated Press

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Do police officers in schools really make them safer?

Do police officers in schools really make them safer?

After the massacre in Parkland, Fla., President Trump said every school should have resource officers. But critics fear the unintended consequences like increased suspensions and arrests.
by Cheryl Corley

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