Judge upholds $10M jury award for NN teacher shot by first-grader

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Following a November jury verdict that awarded former elementary school teacher Abigail Zwerner $10 million, a judge denied motions Friday seeking to overturn it. Zwerner ...
The Virginian-Pilot

First responders, surgeons raced to save wounded Richneck Elementary schoolteacher shot by 6-year-old student

NEWPORT NEWS — A Newport News police detective raced into Richneck Elementary School after first grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot. “Where’s the main office?” Detective Amber Ruhlen asked as she ...

First-grade teacher at South Central Calhoun receives Golden Apple

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa — South Central Calhoun is a rural school district in northwest Iowa with about 900 students, and is now ...
CNN

Trial underway in $40 million lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student

The second day of a civil trial involving a former Virginia elementary school teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student saw emotional testimony Wednesday from her sister along with ...
Inside Higher Ed

How Academic Setbacks Impede First-Generation Completion

First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...