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Gun violence June 29, 2022

American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

By Pierre M. Atlas, IUPU [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it…

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2022 Elections June 23, 2022

This week’s primaries continued skid for GOP’s anti-CRT school board candidates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 23, 2022 Voters in Cherokee and Coweta counties rejected three school board candidates backed…

Education June 19, 2022

Why the Black Educator Forced Out Over Bogus Critical Race Theory Claims Agreed to Share Her Story

by Nicole Carr [This article first appeared in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…

Education June 16, 2022

White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

By Nicole Carr [This article was first published in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories…

Students and adults marched through Atlanta June 11 to call for gun safety reforms. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Gun violence June 14, 2022

Echoing 2018, Georgia youth rally for gun law changes

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 13, 2022 Chloe Lipton of Fulton County experienced her first active shooter drill when…

Georgia Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath succeeded Thursday in her years-long quest to get gun safety legislation passed. She led a Moms Demand Action rally in her suburban Atlanta district in 2019. Georgia Recorder/File

Gun violence June 11, 2022

U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun control bill from Georgia Rep. McBath

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 9, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun…

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Education June 9, 2022

Cobb Schools superintendent announces new security protocols for district; angry jeers from audience members at meeting’s end

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale provided an update Thursday regarding district safety protocols in the wake of the mass shooting at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school that…

National June 8, 2022

‘My mom’s life mattered’: Son of Black shooting victim urges Congress to act

By Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — The son of a Black woman shot and killed by…

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Health Care June 8, 2022

School mental health resources critical to ensuring safe school environments

By Amy Briesch, Northeastern University and Sandra M. Chafouleas, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whenever a mass shooting takes place in schools,…

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