Cruz, Rubio Push School Security Funding Bill
Republican senator Ted Cruz (Tex.) introduced a bill cosponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) designed to harden schools against potential attackers on Friday.
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NRA Announces $600,000 in School Safety Grants
The National Rifle Association announced on Monday it awarded over $600,000 worth of grants to support local school security projects across the United States.
NPR: Department of Education Wildly Overstates Number of School-Related Shootings in New Survey
The Department of Education reported there were 235 school-related shootings in the U.S. during the 2015-16 school year, but NPR could confirm less than 5 percent of the incidents occurred in a new report.
Armed Bystander Shoots Gunman at Florida Back-to-School Event
An armed bystander potentially saved countless lives when a gunman opened fire on a Titusville, Florida park filled with students on Saturday.
A Cop Who Responded to a Deadly School Shooting Explains Why He Now Trains Teachers to Carry Guns
Quinn Cunningham has 23 years of law enforcement experience including 17 years with the Colorado SWAT team, in which he is currently a team leader. He was one of the first responders to a deadly 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School near Denver. Since 2015, he has been actively training teachers to carry inside their schools.
Training as a Teacher to Carry a Firearm in School
Last week I went through the training many of the teachers who are authorized to carry a gun in Colorado schools go through.
Study: Catholic Schools Teach Self-Discipline
Catholic schools may better inculcate values of self-control in young children, a new study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute suggests.
Police: Teacher, Student Injured in Indiana School Shooting
A teacher and a teenage student were injured in a shooting at an Indiana middle school on Friday morning and another student was in custody, police said.
The Problem With CNN’s School Shooting Count
CNN has been promoting its latest count of school shootings in the aftermath of Friday’s tragedy in Santa Fe, Texas. But most of the included incidents bear no resemblance to that attack.
Obama’s Education Secretary: Pull Kids Out of School Until Gun Laws Change
Arne Duncan, who served as secretary of education under former President Barack Obama, on Friday proposed that parents pull their children out of school until elected officials enact tougher gun-control laws, calling the idea “brilliant.”
