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Brown University Offers ‘Tuition-Free’ Master’s Degree to DACA Recipients
Brown University plans to offer “tuition-free” master’s degree programs to beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals if the federal government ends the Obama administration protections. DACA, an executive action implemented by then-President Barack Obama, authorized renewable two-year deferrals of deportation along with eligibility for work permits for illegal immigrants brought to this country as… -
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He Responded to a School Shooting. Now He Trains Teachers to Be Armed at School.
Quinn Cunningham is a SWAT team officer and firearms instructor in greater Denver, Colorado. Having personally responded to a school shooting, he knows the limits of law enforcement in an active-shooter situation. To help prevent school shootings in his state, Cunningham now trains teachers and school administrators to carry concealed weapons at school through a… -
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Poll Finds Most Teachers, Students Say They’re Protected From School Shooters
A majority of teachers say they believe they are protected from shooters entering their school, according to a recent poll. The Gallup poll found that 60 percent of teachers agreed their school is somewhat protected or very protected. Gallup, however, chose to look at the down side with a headline reading: “Four in 10 Teachers… -
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3 Common Traits of School Shooters
It’s time to get serious about school safety. Nearly 20 years separate the horrible tragedies at Columbine High School in Colorado and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In that time, too little has been done to make our schools safer. That’s why our grieving nation is again searching for a solution. If… -
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Teachers Who Support Gun Rights Forced to Finance Activism of Unions That Don’t
Public school teachers who support the Second Amendment are being required to finance political activism they oppose, such as this weekend’s March for Our Lives calling for more gun controls, federal court filings say. The California Teachers Association, the largest affiliate of the National Education Association with about 325,000 members, issued a statement expressing opposition… -
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How This College Conservative Counters Liberal Intolerance on Massachusetts Campuses
The leader of Republican groups at Massachusetts colleges says the position is rewarding because it allows him to support fellow students, such as the one who felt attacked by a professor who openly derided President Donald Trump. The episode occurred last fall at Bridgewater State University, where Jason Ross is a senior. “It wasn’t a… -
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Armed School Resource Officer’s Intervention Helps Stop Gunman at Maryland High School
An armed school resource officer intervened and engaged a gunman who had opened fire at a Maryland school Tuesday morning. “When the shooting took place, our school resource officer, who was stationed inside the school, was alerted to the event and [to] the shots being fired,” St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said of the… -
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This Education Bill Would Be a Game-Changer for Military Families Like Mine
As a third-generation Army wife and the mother of four school-age children, I am immensely grateful that my family has had the privilege of living among America’s heroes. Yet, life as a military family has also provided some unique challenges. In the past 15 years of marriage, our family has lived in seven homes at… -
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He Survived a School Shooting. Now He’s Fighting to Allow Guns in Schools.
DENVER—School shootings are nothing new to Patrick Neville. While a student at Columbine High School, Neville watched 12 of his classmates and one teacher lose their lives. “From that point on, I kind of wanted to make a difference,” Neville said. After joining the U.S. Army, Neville ran for the Colorado House of Representatives, where he… -
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House Bill Would Give Military Families the Schooling Options They Deserve
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a proposal on Monday that would create well-deserved educational opportunities for military families. The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018 would allow military families to choose education options that are the right fit for their children instead of having to attend the public schools nearest to base…. -
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This High School Senior Explains Why It’s Better to ‘Walk Up’ to Help Others Than to Walk Out of Classes
While students across the country protest school shootings Wednesday with walkouts, one senior says her school in Utah is encouraging students to “walk up, not out” and show an act of kindness. “I feel like the media tends to focus a lot on the anger, hurt, and destruction of our youth in society,” Alessa Love,… -
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‘60 Minutes’ Snubs the Facts on Education
Beth Richardson is committed to her son’s success. She expected Jed to do his homework once in school, so she did her homework first on the schools near their South Carolina home. “I visited every single school that was available,” she says. She wasn’t satisfied with Jed’s assigned school, and her research led her to… -
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Podcast: What It’s Really Like to Be a Conservative on a College Campus
The Daily Signal’s two interns this semester, Kyle Perisic and Chrissy Clark, join us to weigh in on life as a conservative at the university—and what they think of a new Gallup poll that found 6 out of 10 college students believe “campus climate prevents people from speaking freely.” Plus: We talk about Hillary Clinton’s… -
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My University Stripped a Campus Ministry of Recognition, Until It Fought Back
My school, Wayne State University, doesn’t typically get much media attention. It’s the third-largest university in Michigan, with over 27,000 students, yet it often gets overshadowed by the bigger universities in the state. So I was surprised last week to see Wayne State make national headlines for reinstating a Christian student group on campus. The… -
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My Bill to Expand Education Options for Military Families
All across America, military families are making personal sacrifices to keep our country safe. As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family, I know the toll service takes on those who wear the uniform and their families. But military families should not have to sacrifice the quality of their children’s education to… -
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Florida School Shooting Survivor Counsels Alternatives to Gun Bans
Employing veterans to guard schools and making mental health counseling available to students could help prevent mass shootings, says a survivor of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Although he dislikes the term “survivor” because he was elsewhere in the building and didn’t witness the shooting firsthand, Kyle Kashuv was at Marjory Stoneman… -
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Here’s What Congress Is Doing to Tackle School Safety
In the wake of the recent horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a number of proposals involving federal grant programs have been offered in Congress to try to address the critical issue of school safety. Empowering states and localities to implement evidence-based programs that meet their needs represents a sensible… -
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Curbing Second Amendment Rights Won’t Stop School Shootings, Conservative Leaders Say
Dozens of conservative leaders are denouncing any effort by Congress to restrict Second Amendment rights, saying any such restrictions “will not prevent future tragedies” like the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead. The Conservative Action Project released a memo that was signed by 72 conservative leaders in… -
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Half Support Trump Plan for Arming Teachers After Florida School Shooting, New Poll Finds
Half of registered voters agree with President Donald Trump on arming teachers, according to a new poll. Trump called for considering the training and arming of teachers in the wake of the deadly Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, that took the lives of 17 people and wounded at least 14. He tweeted that teachers… -
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Release the Florida School Shooting Surveillance Videos
Open government isn’t just good government. It’s the public’s right. In Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Broward County school district are fighting to keep exterior surveillance video from the day of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hidden from view. As journalists and citizens who’ve waged uphill battles against secrecy…