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Fake Calls About Active Shooters are Hitting More Schools Fake Calls About Active Shooters are Hitting More Schools
Fri, April, 14, 2023
Fake calls about active shooters, frustrating law enforcement. Ben Chapman of the Wall Street Journal has the details.
U.S. Schools Put COVID-19 Safety Measures in Rearview, Dividing Some Parents U.S. Schools Put COVID-19 Safety Measures in Rearview, Dividing Some Parents
Tue, August, 16, 2022
Schools nationwide are eliminating COVID-19 protocols as students return for fall semester. Ben Chapman of the Wall Street Journal has the details.
Schools Choose Cheaper Ventilation Options as BA.5 Subvariant Spreads Schools Choose Cheaper Ventilation Options as BA.5 Subvariant Spreads
Wed, July, 27, 2022
Gordon Deal interviews Ben Chapman from The Wall Street Journal on how schools are combating the BA.5 subvariant by using less affordable ventilation options.
As COVID-19's Omicron bears down, schools seek ways to stay open. As COVID-19's Omicron bears down, schools seek ways to stay open.
Tue, December, 28, 2021
Schools finds a solution to stay open while the omicron is going around. Doug Belkin of Wall Street Journal has the story.
Schools Work to Speed Up Internet in Rural Homes for Remote Learning Schools Work to Speed Up Internet in Rural Homes for Remote Learning
Tue, December, 22, 2020
Julie Jargon from The Wall Street Journal tracks the race to bridge the digital divide, as school districts across the country assist millions of students who lack adequate internet access for distance learning.
Welcome to Outdoor Classrooms During a Pandemic...And Now for the Bad News Welcome to Outdoor Classrooms During a Pandemic...And Now for the Bad News
Mon, September, 14, 2020
In keeping with COVID safety measures, some schools have set up outdoor classrooms where kids can socially distance. Elisabeth Buchwald looks at the conflicting results of this new trend in education.
'Scared for my life,' but needing a salary: Teachers weigh risks as COVID-19 looms 'Scared for my life,' but needing a salary: Teachers weigh risks as COVID-19 looms
Mon, July, 13, 2020
Teachers are weighing the risks of opening schools back up. Ryan McKinnon from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune has the story.
Can we safely restart the schools and the economy? Can we safely restart the schools and the economy?
Thu, May, 28, 2020
California Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D talks with Gordon Deal about reopening the economy and when will it be safe for kids to go back to school.
Facial Recognition Tech Comes to Schools and Summer Camps Facial Recognition Tech Comes to Schools and Summer Camps
Mon, August, 5, 2019
Would you want facial recognition technology at your children's schools and camps? The WSJ's Julie Jargon lays out all of the potential benefits and details.
Schools Question Whether They Should Keep Teaching Students to Confront Shooters Schools Question Whether They Should Keep Teaching Students to Confront Shooters
Tue, May, 14, 2019
Should schools change how they teach students to deal with shooters? Tawnell Hobbs from the Wall Street Journal has the latest.
As Measles Spreads, Schools Turn Away Unvaccinated Students As Measles Spreads, Schools Turn Away Unvaccinated Students
Tue, April, 16, 2019
The jump in measles cases has school districts taking action. The Wall Street Journal's Tawnell Hobbs has the story.
Down with Homework, Say U.S. School Districts Down with Homework, Say U.S. School Districts
Fri, December, 14, 2018
The Wall Street Journal's Tawnell Hobbs examines a rising trend in U.S. elementary schools: limiting, de-emphasizing, and even banning homework.
Companies Help Employees Pay Tuition--But Few Accept the Offer Companies Help Employees Pay Tuition--But Few Accept the Offer
Tue, June, 12, 2018
Free school? No thanks. Listen as Marketwatch and The Wall Street Journal's Jillian Berman joins Jennifer Kushinka to discuss why employees aren't accepting their companies' offer to pay their tuition.
Designing a School to Stop Shooters Designing a School to Stop Shooters
Thu, March, 15, 2018
Tawnell Hobbs from The Wall Street Journal details the steps a school in Dallas has taken to stop potential school shooters.