Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
By JASON BEEFERMAN
As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts at neighborhood salons...
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Texas Senate Democrats call for special session to raise the age to purchase guns, require universal background checks
By KATE MCGEE
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special legislative session to consider a variety of gun restrictions and...
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Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns
By KIAH COLLIER
The fact that the gunman responsible for this week’s massacre in Uvalde was able to buy two AR-15s days after his 18th birthday highlights how...
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Alabama voters approve $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks
By Jackie Mitchell
Alabama voters approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment, on May 24. Amendment 1 authorized the state to issue up to $85 million in bonds for...
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Philadelphia mayor names two new school board members
By Dale Mezzacappa .Chalkbeat
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appointed two new members to the city’s Board of Education on Tuesday: Sarah-Ashley Andrews, a family therapist who founded a suicide-prevention...
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Asian Texans grapple with racism after a gunman killed Asian women in Atlanta

Asian Texans grapple with racism after a gunman killed Asian women in Atlanta

By DUNCAN AGNEW on March 23, 2021

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By MITCHELL FERMAN on March 23, 2021

Coaxing NYC students back to classrooms: wins and struggles at one Bronx high school

Coaxing NYC students back to classrooms: wins and struggles at one Bronx high school

By Christina Veiga Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

NYC’s fully remote elementary students can opt back into school buildings, de Blasio says

NYC’s fully remote elementary students can opt back into school buildings, de Blasio says

By Reema Amin Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

NYC reverses $130 million in budget cuts to schools that suffered enrollment declines

NYC reverses $130 million in budget cuts to schools that suffered enrollment declines

By Alex Zimmerman Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

At these Indianapolis schools, nurses help catch academic problems

At these Indianapolis schools, nurses help catch academic problems

By Dylan Peers McCoy Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

Michigan pushed harder for classrooms to reopen. It’s leading to confusion, but not much change.

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By Koby Levin Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

See how much your Michigan school district will receive in federal stimulus dollars

See how much your Michigan school district will receive in federal stimulus dollars

By Lori Higgins Chalkbeat on March 22, 2021

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