The Broward County school board voted Tuesday against taking part in the newly enacted Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, named for a popular coach who died in the Feb. 14 massacre that killed 17 people. Published April 10, 2018
After a years of teetering on the brink, recess is making a comeback in public schools as state lawmakers move to reinstate playground time lost in the push for higher test scores. Published April 10, 2018
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos isn't a big fan of the recent round of state teachers' strikes, given their impact on students. Published April 9, 2018
The American Federation of Teachers has threatened to pull its business from Wells Fargo unless it severs ties with the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers, but so far the bank is resisting. Published April 9, 2018
A Parkland student badly wounded while saving the lives of classmates has blamed the Florida mass shooting on the sheriff and the school district, saying the confessed gunman should have been kicked out long before the deadly rampage. Published April 7, 2018
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos heard radically different takes Wednesday on an Obama-era school-discipline advisory that, depending on who was testifying, is either working like a charm in some classrooms or creating hair-raising chaos in others. Published April 4, 2018
While the Obama guidance has been credited with lowering suspensions, expulsions and arrests at a number of K-12 districts, it's also been accused of making schools more chaotic and dangerous as officials seek to curb discipline rates in order to avoid triggering a federal investigation. Published April 3, 2018
It's their party -- for now -- but Democrats and Republicans are increasingly coming under pressure to let in independent voters seeking a piece of the primary action. Published April 2, 2018
It turns out the young people reportedly flocking to last weekend's March for Our Lives were actually pretty old. Published March 29, 2018
The take-a-knee protests may have been the biggest story of the 2017 NFL regular season, but commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the topic really didn't come up much at the annual league meeting in Orlando. Published March 28, 2018
If you've ever doubted the political objectivity of fact-checking sites like PolitiFact and Snopes, you're not alone. Published March 27, 2018
That video of Parkland student Emma Gonzalez ripping up the Constitution turned out to be fake, but she still managed to rile critics with her decision to wear a Cuban flag on her sleeve during her speech at the March for Our Lives. Published March 27, 2018
NFL team owners unanimously gave their final approval Monday to an unprecedented $90 million social-justice initiative but made no decisions about how to handle players refusing to stand for the national anthem. Published March 27, 2018
The March for Our Lives was big, just not nearly as big as organizers said it was. Published March 26, 2018
Rapper Killer Mike apologized Sunday to students marching for gun control after he appeared in an NRA video defending firearms ownership that was released shortly before the March for Our Lives. Published March 25, 2018
Rapper Killer Mike infuriated the left by defending gun ownership in a recent interview featuring black Second Amendment supporters on NRATV. Published March 25, 2018
Allegations of racism have erupted over the indictment Friday of NFL star Michael Bennett, even though he's being prosecuted by a liberal, Soros-backed district attorney for a crime against a black victim. Published March 24, 2018
NFL star Michael Bennett, one of the league's most visible national-anthem protesters, had a warrant issued Friday for his arrest after he was indicted on a felony count of injuring an elderly disabled woman at Super Bowl LI. Published March 23, 2018
After two years of kneeling players and plummeting ratings, NFL owners are expected next week to put the finishing touches on an $89 million social justice package intended to defuse the sideline protest problem that began with Colin Kaepernick in 2016 and put the focus back on what happens on the field. Published March 22, 2018
The Trump administration is being accused of racism for targeting an Obama-era directive compelling schools to ease up on discipline for minority students -- even though the policy has made life more difficult for kids, including minorities, stuck in increasingly unruly classrooms. Published March 21, 2018
