On Wednesday, September 22, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy is hosting a virtual panel discussion about the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. and specific calls to action state policymakers can take to address the issue.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Hosting Panel Discussion on Gun Violence and Community Calls to Action
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Oakland police investigating shooting near high school, no injuries reported
August 14, 2021By
Oakland police are investigating a shooting Friday afternoon near a high school. No injuries have been reported.
Back to School: Florida State University Center Provides Resources for Families to Help Young Learners
August 6, 2021By
By: Nathan Archer | Published: August 5, 2021 | 10:50 am | SHARE: As children across the country prepare to go back to the classroom — some for the first time since the COVID-19 global pandemic began — the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University has launched a resource section specifically for families navigating those crucial early years of learning.
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Shots fired inside middle school, no one hurt: Police
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One person is in custody after multiple shots were fired inside a Minnesota middle school Monday morning.
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Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
February 4, 2021By
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.
I only took three years of high school math, escaped with a ‘D’ and turned out OK
February 13, 2020By
California State University students don’t need four years of high school math to be successful, says columnist Sandy Banks
A school resource officer and a nurse saved a student after his heart stopped
October 22, 2019By
M.J. Crumity was just an ordinary eighth-grade boy playing dodgeball in his gym class in Florida on October 1 when his pacemaker quit working. What happened next was extraordinary.
Collegiate Affirmative Action Bans Linked to Increase in Smoking among Minority High School Students
June 18, 2019By
College affirmative action bans may adversely affect the health of underrepresented minority high school students, according to the results of a new study from researchers at Penn Medicine. Between 1996 and 2013, nine U.S. states banned consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions. A new study in PLOS Medicine shows that the action bans had unanticipated effects, specifically resulting in increased rates of smoking among minority high school students
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A student’s disability status depends on where they go to school
May 29, 2019By
A new study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with an educational disability depends on the characteristics of their school and how distinctive they are from their peers.
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Entire school board resigns over comments bashing parents
All members of a California school district’s board of trustees have resigned after several were heard making disparaging comments about parents during a meeting.
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