“U.S. schools are still struggling with questions about how to open for the new academic year. In some cases, districts have reversed course in just the past few weeks, based on changing coronavirus circumstances. How are teachers enduring this uncertainty — and their own fear? We hear from some of them, and William Brangham talks…
“The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about safety concerns for teachers and what should be done about them.” Find more from…
“In a story Democracy Now! has followed closely, Juan González shares an update on efforts to prevent the demolition of the Lincoln Annex public school in New Brunswick, New Jersey. City officials are trying to proceed with demolishing the public school this summer, in a move that would force 760 students to be bussed to…
“There are more than 1.5 million homeless public school students in the United States. But with many of those young people relying on school for safety, stability, and food, the mass closures of school buildings all over the country due to the coronavirus have left them even more vulnerable than before. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green…
“Active shooter drills have become nearly ubiquitous in American schools. Although they are intended to prepare students and teachers to protect themselves in case of an armed intruder, the largest education unions in the U.S. say there’s little evidence they are effective — and that they can traumatize children. Randi Weingarten of the American Federation…
College, in my past life, had been more of an obstacle than a path. 1966, 1967, 1970 were the last years of my previous attempts. College was just too demanding on my body, mind, and spirit; especially during those early personally chaotic years. Buffeted by depression and immersed in drug use, book learning just wasn’t…
“Today marks 20 years since the Columbine High School shooting near Denver, Colorado, where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves. As members of the community gathered Saturday for a day of remembrance, Dave Cullen, who wrote a book about the massacre, joined Hari Sreenivasan to talk about…
“During the last school year, more than 4 million students participated in at least one lockdown, most often in response to a perceived gun or violent threat, a Washington Post report found. And these perceived threats, psychologists say are causing students trauma. Reporter John Woodrow Cox joins Hari Sreenivasan for more” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
“In West Virginia, teachers have ended their historic strike, after state officials agreed to raise the pay of all state workers by 5 percent. The strike began on February 22 and shut down every public school in the state. It was the longest teachers’ strike in West Virginia history. For more, we speak with Katie…
Prop 51: School Bonds. Funding For K–12 School And Community College Facilities. Initiative Statute. Prop 51 Explanation By CSULB B Word Team B Prop 51 calls for major money to be allotted to schools in California. The bond money raised by Prop 51 would be used to repair, upgrade, and improve California’s K-12 public schools and community colleges….