AKRON — The long discussion about how to cut $11 million from Akron Public Schools’ (APS) 2027 budget came to an end May 11, but the longer discussion of even bigger cuts will continue.At its regular meeting, the APS Board of Education voted 6-1 to approve the administration’s proposed cuts...
By SHARON LURYE and JOCELYN GECKER of The Associated Press, LILY ALTAVENA of Chalkbeat and RUTH SERVEN SMITH of AL.comMODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance toge...
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Bill Roth / ADN)PALMER — A proposal to pay some Mat-Su teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus could cost about $700,000 to roll out, even as the school district grapples with a major budg...
UMD surprises teachers for Teacher Appreciation WeekA man in a turtle costume stood in a room off the main library at Templeton Elementary, alongside a big ole check — but that’s not why this teacher ended up feeling so appreciated.To celebrate alums from the University of Maryland’s Edu...
As Virginia debates how to address persistent teacher shortages, one solution is hiding in plain sight: Stop pushing experienced teachers out of the classroom.Virginia isn’t just struggling to recruit new educators; it is losing its most effective ones, veteran teachers. Across the commonwealth...
Ahead of the June primary election, the Southern California News Group compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find the full questionnaire below. Questionnaires may have been edited for spelling, grammar, length and, in some instances, to remove h...
A group of seventh and eighth graders from Gompers Junior High School in Joliet stood anxiously outside the school office with their teacher as they waited for district carpenters to confirm their suspicions about the location of a time capsule buried in the school 57 years ago. Several alumni fr...
The largest study ever of school cellphone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic achievement or better behavior, as man...
Letters to the Editor
As vice president of the Plum School Board, I am proud to share several accomplishments that reflect our ongoing commitment to educational excellence, fiscal responsibility and student safety.We continue to enhance our educational programs, with a current focus on strengthe...
In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. The Associated PressOctober 31, 2025 at 6:45AMMAAR SHAMARIN, Syria — In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents ...
