WASHINGTON—The last conversation Sandra Torres had with her 10-year-old daughter was about her nervous excitement over whether she’d make the all-star softball team. Hours later, Eliahna Torres was one of 19 children and two teachers fatally shot at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. With little closure and few answers about law enforcement’s 77-minute wait…
High School Valedictorian Reveals His Autism During Graduation Speech
This young man refuses to let his autism define who he is. (Video courtesy of Jim Dunham) …
Shootings at Brazil Schools Leave 3 Dead, 13 Wounded
BRASILIA, Brazil—A former student fatally shot three people and wounded 13 on Friday after barging into two schools in southeastern Brazil, authorities said. The shootings took place at a public school with elementary and middle school students and a private school, both located on the same street in the small town of Aracruz in Espirito…
Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Wins Latest Court Challenge
Supporters of school choice celebrated when a judicial panel dismissed legal claims from two lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s private school voucher law. The Educational Savings Account Program (ESA) gives families in Shelby and Davidson County school counties the ability to use public funds for private school costs. A three-judge panel ruled on Wednesday that the project…
4 Philadelphia Teens Shot in Drive-By Near High School
PHILADELPHIA—Four students were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day late Wednesday morning, a city schools spokesperson said. City police said a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder and thigh, a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder, a 16-year-old boy suffered a…
Board Fires Schools Chief After Parkland Shooting Report
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The superintendent of Florida’s second-largest school district was fired after a late-night motion from a board member appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis following a grand jury report into the Parkland school shooting. The board voted 5–4 to dismiss Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, who has held the position since summer 2021, after…
Mayor: Student Dies After Shooting in Seattle High School
SEATTLE—A student was shot to death at a Seattle high school Tuesday morning, and police arrested a suspect on a public bus about an hour later, officials said. The student died after being treated at a hospital, Mayor Bruce Harrell confirmed during an afternoon news conference. The victim was not identified, and police declined to…
Cell Phone Bans in Public Schools Are Trending Nationwide
Seven years ago, the former New York City Schools Chancellor said the city’s decision to lift a ban on cell phones in schools was “common sense.” Last week, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved a contract of up to $5 million with a company that makes locking phone pouches that allow educators to make classrooms…
Uganda: Dorm Fire at School for the Blind Kills 11 Girls
MUKONO, Uganda—A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda’s capital, Kampala, the school’s administrator, and police said Tuesday. “One of our dormitories caught fire and burnt at around midnight. The matron made an alarm,” Francis Kinubi, the school’s founder, said. “This was one of…
Police: 3 Killed in Shooting at St. Louis High School
ST. LOUIS—St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a high school Monday morning. Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said the three dead included a woman, a teenage girl and the shooter, described as a man about 20 years old. The shooting just after…
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