Education

Community members gather May 21 to support each other near the Tops market that was targeted in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.

After the Uvalde shooting, even parents can't enter Buffalo schools without notice

11:25am May 26, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The school district in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Wednesday it would keep all school doors locked during the school day, and bar all unannounced visits to its buildings, including by students' parents.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed during the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Parents are struggling to cope with the loss and with how to explain it to their children.

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

10:22am May 26, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from their kids, listen to their fears and answer their questions.

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How does a Texas teacher continue working on the day after a school shooting?

5:11am May 26, 2022

Imagine what it must be like to be a teacher in the schools around Uvalde, Texas. Following Tuesday's shooting, you have to go back to work, greet your students and try to make them feel safe.

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Researchers offer suggestions for how to prevent the next school shooting

5:11am May 26, 2022

After several high-profile school shootings in recent years, school safety experts have centered on some important measures that communities and politicians can take to protect students.

Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting took place there.

What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

6:37pm May 25, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 21 people. An additional 17 people were injured.

Parkland survivor says gun violence always leaves communities 'broken'

6:05pm May 25, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jaclyn Corin, Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of March for Our Lives, about her response to the Uvalde attack and how living through Parkland has shaped her.

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In this April 20, 1999, file photo, women head to a library near Columbine High School where students and faculty members were evacuated after two gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the school in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo.

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy

2:48pm May 25, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers her state of the state address at the State Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11, 2022. Ivey faced eight challengers in the Republican primary for governor

Incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey wins GOP primary in Alabama

12:03am May 25, 2022

by Cody Short

Up against eight Republican challengers, Gov. Kay Ivey will move forward to the general election for governor in Alabama where a Democrat hasn't been elected to the office for a quarter-century.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a campaign rally on the eve of the primary for governor, on Monday in Kennesaw, Ga.

Trump's pick for governor — who ran on election lies — loses to Kemp in Georgia

11:44pm May 24, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary for governor over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in November — a rematch of 2018.

Arkansas GOP primary candidate for governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks to a crowd of supporters on Sept. 6, 2021, in Benton, Ark., her first campaign appearance after announcing her candidacy.

In Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders sweeps the GOP primary for governor

9:44pm May 24, 2022

by Daniel Breen

Former President Trump endorsed Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Arkansas governor before her campaign began. She handily won Tuesday's primary and is expected to be the state's first woman governor in Nov.