Giving Compass' Take:

• According to Chalkbeat, education leaders in New York are condemning the idea that schools may be able buy guns with federal money in the future, according to a recent New York Times report.

• This past year has ignited a debate over gun violence after a spate of school shootings and the rise of the March for Our Lives Movement. How can educators navigate this environment to keep our children safe?

• Read about Betsy DeVos' views on school safety.

New York education leaders swiftly condemned the possibility that schools could use federal money to buy guns, calling the idea “misguided and dangerous,” “mind-boggling,” and “stupid.”

After deadly school shootings in Florida and Texas reignited intense debates about how to keep students safe, the New York Times reported late Wednesday that the U.S. Education Department is weighing whether Secretary Betsy DeVos could allow schools to use grant money to purchase firearms and train school staffers to use them.

The move was prompted by requests from Texas and Oklahoma to tap into federal money to pay for “school marshals,” according to reports in Politico and Education Week.

Read the full article about buying guns with federal money by Christina Veiga and Alex Zimmerman at Chalkbeat.