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About 95% of American public schools have adopted some form of active shooter drills. But there's little proof they're effective — and there's growing concern they can traumatize children.
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The Texas School for the Deaf is launching two apps to help implement a new state law aimed at preventing school violence and promoting school…
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From Texas Standard:On Sept. 15, 1959, an ex-convict new to Houston attempted to enroll his 7-year-old son at Poe Elementary, near Rice University. School…
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A bill that aims to prevent violence in Texas schools – one of Greg Abbott's legislative priorities – is on the governor's desk.Senate Bill 11 would…
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In the first legislative session after the deadly mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, the Texas Senate nearly unanimously approved a sweeping school…
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Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers, but shootings haven't waned.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will detail his legislative priorities for this session this morning in his State of the State speech.In a joint address to the…
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The number of Texas school districts with policies allowing teachers and other staff to carry guns has increased almost 50 percent since a gunman killed…
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State lawmakers filed dozens of bills about educating kids ahead of Tuesday's start to the legislative session. The most interesting discussion at the…
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Back-to-school shopping has been different this year for Annette Holder, whose son Clayton is an incoming freshman at Santa Fe High School.The school’s…