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Another School Shooting — and an $8 Million Bid to Stop Them

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

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A Gunman Kills at School and Prosecutors Again Focus on the Suspect’s Parent

Just months after an unprecedented parental conviction in Michigan, Georgia prosecutors allege a father’s actions led to a mass school shooting.

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From Trauma to Turnout: Inside David Hogg’s $8M Bid to Elect Young Progressives

The Parkland school shooting survivor’s PAC has spent millions in state elections nationwide and is already claiming wins at the ballot box.

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No Post-COVID School Crime Spike, CA Privacy Law Ruled Unconstitutional

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

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10 Charts That Explain How Schools Have Grown Less Violent Since COVID

Even as student mental health challenges soared after the pandemic, the most recent federal data show a drop in campus crime.

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Bill to Protect Kids Online Could Buoy a Far-Right Push Against Trans Youth

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The Key Investors Who Once Touted L.A. Schools’ Failed $6M AI Chatbot Go Silent

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School (in)Security Newsletter: Kamala’s Student Discipline Fail; School Ransomware Costs Surge to $3.75M

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New Report: School Cops Double Student Arrest Rates and Race, Gender Key Factors

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L.A. Schools Probe Charges its Hyped, Now-Defunct AI Chatbot Misused Student Data

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Whistleblower: L.A. Schools’ Chatbot Misused Student Data as Tech Co. Crumbled

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New Stats: When School Cops Prey on Students

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School (in)Security Newsletter: Selling Stolen LAUSD Data; Parkland HS Leveled

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Louisiana School District Notifies Data Breach Victims After News Investigation

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‘Distrust, Detection & Discipline:’ New Data Reveals Teachers’ ChatGPT Crackdown

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Minnesota Dems Push to Repeal School Ban on Restraint That Killed George Floyd

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Florida Students Seize on ‘Parental Rights’ to Stop Educators From Hitting Kids

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A History of Holding Parents Responsible for Their Kids’ Crimes

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Leaked Active School Shooter Plans Revive Scrutiny of Ed Tech Privacy Pledge

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Lawmakers Duel With Tech Execs on Social Media Harms to Youth Mental Health

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Relied on by Parents, Hailed by Schools, GPS Bus Trackers Raise Security Risks

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Federal Data Shows a Drop in Campus Cops — For Now

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‘Huge Influx’ of Civil Rights Complaints to U.S. Ed Dept Since Israel-Hamas War

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Louisiana District Failed to Notify Thousands of Leaked Info After Cyberattack

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Why a New Brand of Cyberattack on Las Vegas Schools Should Worry Everyone

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Biden Order on AI Tackles Tech-Enabled Discrimination in Schools

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Feds Probe Marketing Push Behind AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Tool Used in Schools

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Exclusive: Dems Urge Federal Action on Student Surveillance Citing Bias Fears

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New Report: School Shootings Spawned ‘Digital Dystopia’ of Student Surveillance

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ChatGPT Is Landing Kids in the Principal’s Office, Survey Finds

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It’s Back to School for Cyber Gangs, Too

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New Data: School Shootings Surge to a Record High — Two Years in a Row

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White House Takes On Urgent K-12 Cybersecurity Threat at First-Ever Summit

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White House Rolls Out Cybersecurity Initiative as Schools Face Devastating Hacks

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Schools Are Now the Leading Target for Cyber Gangs as Ransom Payments Encourage Attacks

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New $200 Million FCC Proposal Could Help Schools Combat Cyber Attack Onslaught

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Parkland Officer’s Acquittal Raises Questions About School Cops’ Duty to Protect

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Controversial Gunshot Detectors on Minneapolis Schools, Cyber Attack Reveals

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How Leaked School Security Maps Could Put Minneapolis Kids in Danger

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Minneapolis Data Breach a ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ after Ransomware Attack

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The Education Community Braced for Guidance on Student Discipline. It Never Came

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Days After Missed Ransomware Deadline, Stolen MN Schools’ Files Appear Online

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Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

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Hackers Use Stolen Student Data Against Minneapolis Schools in Brazen New Threat

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Trove of L.A. Students’ Mental Health Records Posted to Dark Web After Cyber Hack

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Gaggle Drops LGBTQ Keywords from Student Surveillance Tool Following Bias Concerns

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Intentional Shootings by Young Children Very Rare: What We Know

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Inside 285 Cases Where Campus Cops Injured — Or Killed — Students at School

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Map: In Decade Since Sandy Hook, Nearly 500 Killed in Mass Shootings Across U.S. 

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DHS Sec. Mayorkas: Relationships, Not Tech, Central to Creating Safe Schools

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