Education Issues
On Parkland anniversary, Biden urges Congress on gun control
President Joe Biden says his administration stands with the advocates working to end gun violence and is urging the nation to uphold what he calls the “solemn obligation” to “keep each other safe.”
Coaches: Kansas college wanted fewer Black athletes
Three former coaches at a Kansas community college allege in a lawsuit that the school wanted to reduce the number of Black student-athletes on campus
Anti-vax, pro-ivermectin measures advance in Kansas Senate
Fellow conservative Republicans are rallying behind a Kansas physician-legislator being investigated by the state medical board
Dane who planned school attacks sent to psychiatric facility
A Danish court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to a psychiatric facility for at least five years after being found guilty of attempted murder for planning several attacks on schools that were never carried out
Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
Police in Minnesota say two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school
Former UCLA lecturer threatened to 'hunt' female professor
A former University of California, Los Angeles, lecturer who was arrested Tuesday after police say he emailed an 800-page document and posted videos threatening violence against the school had previously sent messages saying he would “hunt” and kill a professor
Man charged with hate crimes for Chicago synagogue graffiti
A man is facing hate crimes charges for vandalism and antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas, at a synagogue and affiliated Jewish school in Chicago
UCLA switches all classes to remote because of threats
University of California, Los Angeles, officials have ordered all classes to be held remotely due to threats
New lawsuit filed in mass shooting at Michigan school
A new lawsuit has been filed in Michigan over the shooting at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher
Biden sending more COVID tests to schools to keep them open
The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge