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Tag: gun violence

Home Posts Tagged "gun violence"

School Safety Is a $2.7 Billion Market. How Do Schools Know if They’re Spending Effectively?

June 13, 2019Jay KustkaNo CommentsEducation Week, gun violence, Learning from Student Voice, Parkland, school safety, Stoneman Douglas

When I was a high school junior, a series of anonymous bomb threats were made at my school. I didn’t take them very seriously—usually, they meant a welcome early dismissal. Looking back, I wish my peers and I had been more appreciative. After all, we only saw threats. Since the massacre at Columbine High School…

Why the 20th Anniversary of Columbine Should Be About Listening to Students

May 6, 2019Jordi HertzNo Commentscolumbine, gun violence, Learning from Student Voice, school safety, Sonya Heisters

By Sonya Heisters, the director of partnerships for YouthTruth It was April 20,1999, and I was a high school junior. Though generally a compliant student, on this day, I convinced a cute boy from drama class to cut school with me. It felt risky and fun. It felt dangerous.  That evening, my 16-year-old definition of…

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