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Florida school shooting: 'abject breakdown at all levels'
The school reopens for teachers on Friday as new information about the police response to the shooting has come to light while Florida politicians call for a commission to investigate.
A new, unambiguous sexual consent policy is all about student safety, leaders of the colleges and universities system say.
Florida lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to display 'In God We Trust'
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kimberly Daniels, said while "gun issues" need to be addressed "the real thing that needs to be addressed are issues of the heart."
Threats against schools increase since Florida shooting
Educators School Safety Network says it has recorded about 50 threats a day on average since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, compared with about 10 a day on average.
Anger over gun violence drives Minneapolis student walkout
Some 200 students rallied on the same day as a demonstration in Washington, D.C. by students from the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week.
Kentucky moves to add guns to schools after school shooting
The Kentucky legislature is considering arming teachers and administrators in response to a school shooting there Jan. 23.
Orono student arrested in connection with making shooting threat that locked down schools
Orono police have arrested a juvenile in connection with a "threat of gun violence" that led to a lockdown Wednesday of the district's schools. Police say the juvenile, a student at the high school, did not have a gun on him when he was arrested.
Which books should be required reading in middle and high schools? And is it time to update the canon that's taught in schools? MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with teacher and scholar Jocelyn Chadwick about the issue.