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Showing posts with label school violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school violence. Show all posts
Friday, April 19, 2024

More than half of American teachers are worried about a school shooting on their campus; parents are worried, too

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1 in 4 U.S. teachers experienced a gun-related lockdown at their school. (Adobe stock photo) U.S. teachers must deftly manage tasks, lessons...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Once a shunned gun, the AR-15 is now America's most popular firearm; it was never intended for public use

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Image from The Washington Post How did a gun that was never made for mass use become America's favorite? The AR-15's beginnings are ...
Friday, July 01, 2022

Quick hits: Many fireworks displays canceled; fewer of us drink milk; rural Texas students fight local book bans

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at hea...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Bipartisan gun deal includes funding for telehealth coverage for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program

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In response to recent violent shootings, the Senate is moving an 80-page bipartisan deal meant to reduce gun violence. One provision, not wi...
Monday, April 25, 2022

School probe wins Arkansas weekly Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism from Harvard's Nieman Foundation

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Madison County Record photo by Shannon Hahn The Madison County Record , a rural Arkansas weekly with a staff of five, beat out The Washingt...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Pandemic roundup: Violence against school staff rose during the pandemic, but rural teachers seem less affected

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Here's a roundup of recent news stories about the pandemic and vaccination efforts: The largest trial to date shows that ivermectin, usu...
Monday, December 16, 2019

How Sandy Hook helped alter the gun-control conversation: more state and local gun-control laws in the last 7 years

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A snapshot of the range of gun-control laws in the states as of 2018. ( Business Insider map ; click to enlarge it) It's been sev...
Friday, September 13, 2019

Fact-checking the Democratic debate

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Last night, the top 10 Democratic primary candidates took the state at Texas Southern University in Houston for a three-hour debate. Here...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Explainer details history of background-check debate

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Gun control is the subject of increasing debate, especially the question of whether to expand background checks for people seeking to buy f...
Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Walmart, Sam's Club and Kroger announce changes meant to curb gun violence, get mixed reactions

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Yesterday retail giants Walmart and Kroger announced steps aimed at curbing gun violence. Walmart and Sam's Club made the first anno...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Va. gun-control special session ends after 90 minutes

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A special legislative session in Virginia meant to address gun-control laws ended in less than two hours on Tuesday after the Republican-...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Missouri weekly sheds light on violent bullying in small town

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Edina, Missouri  (Missourian map) Big dailies often get the lion's share of attention (and newspaper awards), but stories like this...
Monday, October 15, 2018

Fact Check: Trump wrong about 'Medicare for all,' school violence funding; ad criticizing Tenn. Republican spins facts

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Here's another installment of a series we are running weekly until Election Day, in which we list some of the most relevant items from ...
Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Criminal-justice prof says studies show arming teachers is less effective than other measures against school shootings

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"Arming teachers to protect against school shootings is likely less effective than other safety measures, including laws that hold gun...
Thursday, October 04, 2018

Here's help for covering stories that involve gun issues

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When reporting on stories involving firearms, it's important to get the details right. Here are some resources to help. Seven thing...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Education Department says school officials have always been able to use federal money to buy teachers guns

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday that she has "no intention of taking any action concerning the purchase of firearms or fir...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

U.S. Department of Education may let states use its grant funds to buy guns for teachers

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The U.S. Department of Education is considering whether to allow states to use federal grant funding set aside for educational purposes an...
Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Rural Arkansas educators tell DOE commission that rural areas, too far from law enforcement, need armed teachers

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"Proposals to arm teachers and school staff have stirred controversy since the February school shooting in Parkland, Fla., but such p...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Idea to arm teachers hits a bump: insurance premiums

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In the ongoing debate over school violence, the notion of arming teachers has been more popular than gun-control proposals in rural and con...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Rural students face backlash after supporting gun control

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Marshall County student Hailey Case wearing an "Enough is Enough" shirt. (NYT photo by Andrea Morales) Recent school shooting...