SCHOOL SHOOTINGS - Fear in the Classroom

#StandAgainstNRA

"Another series of school shootings highlights the challenge of keeping students safe" PBS NewsHour 5/9/2019

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SUMMARY:  Two students at a high school outside Denver allegedly opened fire during class on Tuesday, killing another student.  In North Carolina just a few days earlier, two students were killed and four injured by a gunman at UNC Charlotte.  Amid a pattern of school violence that has become all too familiar, Judy Woodruff talks to John Ferrugia of Denver’s Rocky Mountain PBS and Education Week’s Evie Blad.

DENVER - Teacher Strike

"Why performance pay is at the heart of Denver’s teacher strike" PBS NewsHour 2/11/2019

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SUMMARY:  Denver public school teachers went on strike Monday for the first time in 25 years.  Much of the fight comes down to a pay system known that involves a complicated merit and bonus system, and that teachers say is vastly outdated.  For more, Amna Nawaz is joined by Madeline Will of Education Week.

HEALTH - Public Housing

"A public housing project where healthy living is the foundation" PBS NewsHour 7/7/2017

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SUMMARY:  In downtown Denver, a recently built public housing project is designed to foster healthy living, with access to nutritious food, access to doctors and ease of exercise.  Jeffrey Brown reports.

NEWSHOUR SHARES - CoverGirl's Nura Afia

"How a Muslim-American glamour girl became the new face of CoverGirl" PBS NewsHour 7/5/2017

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SUMMARY:  In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Nura Afia went from watching YouTube videos as a young mother, to becoming a fashion video blogger with an international following, to being named CoverGirl's first Muslim brand ambassador.