New research in Contemporary Economic Policy reveals that school shootings may worsen mental health in surrounding communities and increase health system costs.
Political science
Mar 8, 2023
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Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation's history.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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Cellphones—the ultimate distraction—keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents.
Education
Nov 4, 2022
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As a Michigan teen pleaded guilty on Oct. 24, 2022, to killing four students in a December 2021 attack, America was learning of yet another school shooting. This time, it was a performance arts high school in St. Louis, where ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2022
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Whenever a mass shooting takes place in schools, public discussion often focuses on laws or policies that might have prevented the tragedy. But averting school violence needs more than gun policy. It requires both prevention ...
Education
Jun 7, 2022
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Today, Dec. 14, marks the anniversary of the tragic loss of children and teachers at Sandy Hook.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2021
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Following a school shooting, the risk for additional school shootings in the same and neighboring states increases in the next year, according to an analysis published in Contemporary Economic Policy.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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In the wake of repeated school shootings across the United States, today's youth have been called the mass shooting generation. A new study examined public support for arming school employees. The study found consensus for ...
Education
Feb 3, 2021
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School lockdown drills and exercises are controversial today, due in large part to some troubling examples making headlines.
Education
Nov 22, 2019
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The developer of a school shooting video game condemned by parents of slain children has lost the ability to sell the game online after being dumped by PayPal.
Business
Jun 20, 2018
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