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The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison today
The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing Read more
First on CNN: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help. It took officials 40 minutes to act
A 10-year-old girl trapped with classmates and the shooter told police exactly what was happening inside Robb Elementary. It still took responders 40 minutes to do something. #classmates #schoolshooter #robbelementary Read more
Republican and Democratic parents ‘deeply polarized’ over K-12 school subjects ahead of midterm elections and mortgage applications drop after rates top 7%, the highest since 2001
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. An increase in Social Security can only do so much — new thinking is needed for older adults in the modern workforce For Read more
Ahead of midterm elections, Republican and Democratic parents ‘deeply polarized’ over K-12 school subjects, including gender identity, slavery and prayer
Parents are divided over what their children are taught in the classroom. Parents are “deeply polarized” along political lines over whether their children should learn whether about gender identity and Read more
St. Louis school gunman was armed with AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, officials say
Jean Kuczka, a 61-year-old health teacher, and Alexzandria Bell, a 15-year-old student, were killed in the shooting. The gunman died after a shootout with authorities. #stlouis #shooting #schoolgunman #rounds #healthteacher Read more
Public schools face shortages as thousands of K-12 staffers quit during back-to-school season
Janitors, cafeteria workers and teachers appear to have one thing in common: They’re fed up. In September, 21,700 school workers left their jobs, according to the latest government data. This Read more
Opinion: ‘I feel like the unluckiest college saver.’ With the stock market down, here’s 3 things parents of juniors and seniors can do now.
As the parent of a high school junior, I feel like the unluckiest college saver. I’m close to tuition bills coming, which is not a good time for our portfolio Read more
Americans give U.S. health-care system a dismal score and MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to California school district where 83% of students are considered low-income
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Americans give U.S. health-care system a dismal score. Here are their biggest concerns. More than one quarter of people said they or a Read more
MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to low-income California school district
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $20 million to public schools in a part of California where about one in five people lives in poverty. “There’s 20 million reasons to Read more