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Just hours before a deadly shooting at a south Florida high school in which 17 people were killed, Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill at the Statehouse that would ensure schools have a plan to respond to security incidents. Lawmakers told KCCI they were surprised to learn that not all Iowa school districts have a plan to respond to an active-shooter incident.
A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw students out of classrooms shortly before the day ended at one of the state's largest schools, officials said.
Some Illinois lawmakers are looking to find solutions for higher education declining enrollment and financial concerns as more graduating high school students are enrolling out of state. Figures from the Illinois State Board of Education show 46 percent of 2016 Illinois high school graduates who enrolled in a four-year university went out of state.
Rep. Paul Seaton said he hopes the Legislature will pass House Bill 287 to avoid budget uncertainty for Alaska school districts. This session, some state legislators hope to put an end to the uncertainty school districts across the state face when it comes to their budgets.
So much is said about our divided nation that we are in danger of believing it. Fortunately, most Americans do not define their lives by their political affiliations -- no, not even here in Trump country.
File photos Students at Bunche Elementary School in this 2004 photo reflect the diversity the magnet school program has brought to inner-city classrooms in Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes a point while speaking at the annual meeting of Jump Start, which allows high school students to get workforce training in addition to regular academic classes, Tuesday Jan. 23, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. It's not exactly breaking news that Gov. John Bel Edwards' 2105 election didn't usher in a Democratic wave in Louisiana.
UKIAH >> After declaring the former Redwood Valley Elementary School property as surplus at their December meeting, Ukiah Unified school board members used their January meeting to approve the initial steps required to convert the property into much-needed housing and a community center.
Printus LeBlanc Guest Columnist Judging by a few recent announcements, it appears elected officials don't care about American citizens. The California Attorney General just announced any employer obeying federal immigration laws would face state charges.
High school football is over, but a prayer before a Tennessee high school's game last October is sparking controversy. A public Facebook video shows a student leading an invocation over the loud speaker before a Bradley Central football game.
Most school districts have built enough space into their calendars that they should have no trouble meeting the state's requirement for 180 days of instruction this year. But what if it continues to snow? What if some counties ask the Legislature to exempt them from the 180-day rule? They'd better be calling the West Virginia Board of Education, too.
A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain blanketed a large swath of the South, trailed by a blast of frigid air that could approach record low temperatures Wednesday. By Tuesday evening, steadily dropping snow about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta was forcing cars on Interstate 75 to slow considerably amid scattered fender benders.
The second floor overlooking Indonesia's stock exchange collapsed fell out from under dozens of people Monday, burying others beneath slabs of concrete, Reuters reports. At least 30 people were hospitalized after the incident, but as many as 77 people were injured , according to the New York Daily News.
Mike Hardy and Linda Colangelo will serve as interim principals for Easterly Parkway Elementary School. Photo by Easterly Parkway Elementary/SCASD Two retired State College Area School District administrators will lead Easterly Parkway Elementary School on an interim basis after current principal Michael Maclay leaves for a new position this month.
HAVEN – Haven High School senior Jaron Caffrey, 18, is one of two Kansas high school students chosen to participate in the United States Senate Youth Program.
Ben Pollack stands beside chickens in Sidney, Maine. Matthew and his wife Jane Quirion are fighting against a southern Maine school district to allow their non-verbal autistic son to carry an audio-recording device at school to ensure he's being treated properly.
This frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
A federal judge in Chicago won't force a suburban school district to suspend a policy that enables transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice, concluding in a new ruling that decades-old anti-discrimination statutes extend to students whose gender identity isn't conventional. U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso's refusal late Friday to impose a preliminary injunction is a legal blow for more than 50 families who sued in hopes of getting the Township High School District 211 in Palatine, just northwest of Chicago, to end the policy for good.
Mississippi lawmakers will again attempt to rewrite the state's school funding formula in the legislative session beginning Tuesday, but it remains unanswered how they will decide what to spend. House and Senate Republicans say they expect to adopt a formula based on one discussed last year, which would provide a base amount for every student, and then extra money for students who need additional services, such as high schoolers, special education students, and children learning English.
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ban so-called 'lunch shaming' across New York State. He issued a five-point-proposal ahead of next week's State of the State address.