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Before I started making a memory binder when my oldest daughter first started school, our kitchen counter was the “catch all” ...

Trump has demanded an end to federal funding for schools that include materials or instruction of which he disapproves in “K-12 curriculum, instruction, [or] programs of activities.” That comes very ...

Host Michelle Wright sat down with Dara Ware Allen, CEO and principal of City Charter High School in Pittsburgh ...

Nearly 4 per cent of teachers in schools were on part-time work arrangements between 2020 and 2024. Read more at straitstimes ...

The Hutchinson School Board temporarily laid off 51 positions Monday evening. The majority – 36 – were coaches and advisors for spring activities canceled due to state mandate in ...

Washington leaders are pushing back against President Trump's executive order aiming to prevent transgender athletes from ...

I was born with an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure (CHF)—a chronic condition that makes the heart less efficient ...

A local coach has welcomed the decision to allow school athletics events to continue despite the ongoing “work-to-rule” campaign, which would have resulted in the cancellation of major upcoming school ...

New research indicates young people’s plummeting mental health isn’t just correlated with social media use – it’s caused by it.

After joining a national social media group for Black women seeking friendships, Moore, 28, noticed that many women in Kansas ...

Sleep is important for everyone, but especially for our children. Studies show that students age 5-18 need approximately 8-12 hours of sleep a night. Are your children getting sufficient sleep? If ...