Organizers Cameron Kasky, left, and Jackie Corin, student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School address fellow students before boarding buses in Parkland, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, to rally outside the state capitol. The students plan to hold a rally Wednesday in hopes that it will put pressure on the state's Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws, something some GOP lawmakers said Monday they would consider.

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Student Agency After Parkland

This webinar explores the many questions faced by educators in the wake of the events in Parkland, Florida.

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This webinar explores the many questions faced by educators in the wake of the events in Parkland, Florida.

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