School Actions for Emergencies
Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed
Too many students worry more about being killed by a gun than learning in the classroom, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said on Jan. 17, as he cautioned that…
Obama to unveil gun violence, school security measures
President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence and boost school security will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as…
Could janitors be one school’s line of defense?
A rural school district in Ohio is drawing attention with its plans to arm a handful of its non-teaching employees with handguns this year—perhaps even janitors.…
Judge: School can move girl in ID-tracking case
A Texas school district can transfer a student who is citing religious reasons for her refusal to wear a so-called “smart ID” card that is part of an…
Parents hesitant about NRA’s proposal for more guns in schools
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby on Dec. 21 called for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators question how safe such…
Changes in law aim to protect kids’ internet privacy
Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Dec. 19 imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young…
RI House delays vote on social media privacy bill
Rhode Island lawmakers have put off a vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's Facebook or Twitter accounts,…
Financial literacy program aimed at Neb. schools
A new program will offer an online education in financial literacy to Nebraska high school students and parents, the Associated Press reports.…
What do you do if your child isn’t going to college?
The Washington Post's Jay Mathews reports: A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college. …
Google’s conversational search arrives with new Chrome
Google is enabling a more naturally spoken question-and-answer interface to its search service for people with a new version of Chrome, CNET reports.…
D.C. charter school would teach all but math and English online
A controversial computer-based learning model is competing with eight other proposals to be one of the next charter schools approved for the District, the Washington Examiner reports. …
Sensors are everywhere, and a new project wants to bring them to the classroom for cheap
One interesting element of Google I/O this year were the sensors laid out everywhere around Moscone tracking environmental data throughout the event, TechCrunch reports.…