Less than half of high school students received information about whether they're meeting grade-level expectations or if they're on track to graduate, a survey says.
All 1,022 Texas public school districts are required by law to create multi-hazard emergency operations plans (EOP) and active shooter plans, but Texans still do not know how many school districts have viable plans or which have plans that are insufficient.
There is one component of school safety we can control and that's making sure our buildings are as prepared as possible for active shooters and emergencies.
Recent tragedies prompted the first major gun safety legislation in 30 years. But it's clear that this problem can't be solved by our elected officials alone.
Arnulfo Reyes says he told students to hide under a table and act like they were asleep. But the gunman burst into the room and shot Reyes twice and killed all of the children.
Since Texas launched the school marshal program in 2013, just 84 school districts out of more than 1,200 have armed school staff. Educators say that shows that teachers don't want to be the ones to defend schools from mass shootings.
Virginia is making $6.5 million in reimbursements available for districts to create interactive digital maps that can be more easily accessed by responders during a crisis.
