19 Years Later, Columbine Looms Large Over Today’s Mass Shootings

Here’s what you’ll find on today’s show:

— It’s been 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, but just 65 days since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Today, as students across the country are once again walking out of their classrooms in protest, demanding “Never Again,” we hear from people who have survived mass shootings and been forced to consider what comes next.

— The movement started in West Virginia, where back in February a statewide teachers’ strike closed schools for almost two weeks. Then came Oklahoma and Kentucky. Now, a statewide strike in Arizona is on the docket. A wave of protests by teachers demanding not just better pay, but more money for their students and schools, has swept the country. And Arizona is not immune to these problems nor the energy that has emboldened educators to demand legislative action. Many schools around the country still don’t have funding levels that match, much less exceed, pre-recession levels. Arizona teachers announced last night that Governor Ducey’s offer of a 20% raise isn’t sufficient to address systemic problems plaguing their classrooms. Teachers are poised to take to the State Capitol in Phoenix next week.

— This Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, is joined by film critic Alissa Wilkinson of Vox.com. They kick off a lively discussion about Amy Schumer’s new film “I Feel Pretty.” Is it bad feminism? Is it good feminism? Is the movie entertaining in its own right? Also, there’s much chatter about coming of age western “Lean on Pete” from British director Andrew Haigh, starring Christopher Plummer.  

— After seven seasons in the running, the hit ABC prime-time drama “Scandal” has come to an end. Olivia Pope officially hung up her white hat last night. The drama, which was filled with the titular scandal and intrigue, was written and produced by Shonda Rhimes, who is also behind other hit shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How to Get Away with Murder.” Actress Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope, a character based on the real-life of Washington D.C. crisis management consultant and so-called “fixer” Judy Smith.