Blaise Mesa

1 week ago | hppr.org | Blaise Mesa

Ten people were killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022. "It just brought everything home in a horrific, real sense," said Brian Graham, superintendent of the Grand Island School District — which is just a 10 minute drive from Buffalo. Graham used to live in the city with his wife and their four kids. Staff at the district went to the same store that became a mass shooting scene.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Blaise Mesa

Ten people were killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022. “It just brought everything home in a horrific, real sense,” said Brian Graham, superintendent of the Grand Island School District — which is just a 10 minute drive from Buffalo. Graham used to live in the city with his wife and their four kids. Staff at the district went to the same store that became a mass shooting scene.

1 week ago | derbyinformer.com | Blaise Mesa

Ten people were killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire at a Buffalo, N. Y., grocery store in 2022. “It just brought everything home in a horrific, real sense,” said Brian Graham, superintendent of the Grand Island School District — which is just a 10 minute drive from Buffalo. Graham used to live in the city with his wife and their four kids. Staff at the district went to the same store that became a mass shooting scene.

2 weeks ago | thebeaconnews.org | Blaise Mesa

TakeawaysSchools have turned to AI to detect guns and prevent mass shootings, but concerns about reliability and false alarms persist. Critics argue that investing in technology like ZeroEyes diverts money from addressing the human causes of violence. Kansas lawmakers funded ZeroEyes-style tech with $10 million to boost school security efforts. Ten people were killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022.

3 weeks ago | thebeaconnews.org | Blaise Mesa

TakeawaysNot every teacher knows the best way to teach students to read. Some schools still use lessons that are not grounded in evidence-based methods. The Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling program is gaining popularity nationwide. But the federal government cut funding for the program locally. The loss of $22.6 million in COVID relief funding jeopardizes Kansas’s efforts to address pandemic-related learning loss. Kristin Ridgway knows the feeling all too well.