Energized Arizona teachers turn attention to tax proposal

In this June 5, 2018, photo, mathematics teacher Heather LaBelle, seated, shows Roger Baker how to gather signatures for the Invest in Education Act, a proposal to raise money on high earners to fund public education in Phoenix, Ariz. LaBelle, like many of the teachers in the #RedforEd movement that triggered a six-day statewide teacher walkout, says while improving teacher pay is one step toward better schools, more funding is needed for public education.

Gangster-themed 16th birthday party’s bloody end: Boy, 15, ‘stabbed …

Inside an illegal immigration 'mass trial': Leaked photo shows DOZENS of detainees in orange jumpsuits with their hands and feet shackled awaiting their fate Georgia police officer is fired after body camera footage captures him deliberately mowing down a fleeing suspect with his patrol car Man who claims he travelled from the year 6491 and is stuck in 2018 because his time machine broke 'PASSES lie detector test' Teacher of the Year, 48, is arrested for having sex with two of his high school students and groping another Trudeau brands Trump's trade tariffs and says it is 'insulting' and 'unacceptable' that Canada is seen as a threat to the U.S. Drone footage captures mysterious cracks in Hawaii volcano Kilauea's summit that have prompted scientists to fear it could spark a massive explosion Conservative Stanford professor and British historian Niall Ferguson resigns from university's ... (more)

6nation + worldTexas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and…

A marquee at the Santa Fe Volunteer Fire Department announces the time and location for a vigil for the Santa Fe High School shooting victims Friday, May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. The school district had an active-shooter plan, and two armed police officers walked the halls of the high school.

Free lunch program could expand to all Jackson Public Schools

A federal program that provides free lunches to students could be expanded to the entire Jackson Public School district next year. All JPS schools except for Jackson High School and JPS Montessori currently offer a free standard lunch to students, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision .

Lifelong Friends, Marion Campbell And Betty De Lagarde, Both Turn 100

Marion Campbell and Betty De Lagarde were joined by friends and family Tuesday at Wesley Enhanced Living in Northwest Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Primary Day: Scott Wagner Wins Republican Gubernatorial Nomination, Lou Barletta Becomes GOP Senate Nominee It's Primary Day in Pennsylvania as voters throughout the region have been hitting the polls.

Student Phishes Teachers’ Log-In Info, Changes Students’ Grades Except His Own

A Concord, Calif., high school student was arrested on May 9 after logging into his high school's grading system network and changing students' grades except his own. About 70 miles southwest of Sacramento, a 16-year-old Ygnacio Valley High School sophomore created a phishing email, which isn't a traditional "hack" rather a trick to get unsuspecting victims to reveal their log-in user names and passwords - one teacher fell for it.

School shooting suspect was referred to discipline program

Florida school officials now say school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred during middle school to a mentoring program aimed at steering children away from the criminal justice system, a shifting explanation that critics are calling a reversal of earlier statements. Following the Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie had said that Cruz hadn't been in the program.

Race pits Democrat labeled ‘moderate,’ 3 called progressives

In the four-way primary for central Arkansas' congressional seat, the Democrats' positions on health care -- three support a single-payer solution and the other favors a Medicare buy-in proposal -- reflect the tenor of the race's debate. Clarke Tucker, an attorney and two-term state lawmaker, has been painted by pundits and his three opponents as the more moderate choice.