Ikia Harding sat on a bench outside John J. Pershing Elementary School Monday morning with tears in her eyes and watched the students come through the front doors. She had just dropped off her five-year-old daughter Delilah for her first day of kindergarten at the same elementary school she attended. “She’s an only child and […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The first day of school in Broward County, South Florida, got off to a chaotic start as students stood in line long after the first bell rang due to the disorganized rollout of new metal detectors. At high schools in the nation’s sixth-largest district, dozens of students stood in lines that snaked […]
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – As students in Duval County returned to school Monday, more than two dozen schools were still at risk of closure or consolidation. It is part of the district’s Master Facility Plan, which aims to offset a budget deficit of more than $1.4 billion. RELATED: Due to budget deficits, DCPS will have 402 […]
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) – As students in Christian County prepare for the new school year, the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County are offering a unique educational experience. As part of their Museum Mondays series, children had the opportunity to step back in time and experience a one-room schoolhouse, a nod to educational practices of the […]
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida. — Broward County Public Schools bus drivers woke up early Monday to pick up students for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. In total, the Broward School District has a fleet of about 1,200 school buses, including up to 60 zero-emission electric buses. Each of these buses is equipped with […]
PEMBROKE PINES, Florida. — On Monday, hundreds of Broward County Public Schools students will have new teachers, classes and classmates, but they’ll also notice some big changes when they walk through the doors. The first of these is metal detectors. Every day, students must pass through metal detectors. The goal is to keep weapons away […]
I am an educator. I believe in the good of education for all and that public schools should be adequately funded and resourced. I believe in contributing to the common good, even if I don’t directly benefit from it. And in the summer of 2020, my wife and I found ourselves in what I once […]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – School holidays are returning for students and teachers, but the question of teacher and staff pay is still a concern in Hillsborough County. What you need to know Officials in Hillsborough County are waiting for an appeals judge to decide whether a millage referendum can appear on the November ballot. The […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Florida. – Two Orange County middle schools that were feared to be empty on the first day of school due to construction delays have now received the approval they need to welcome students back on time. Howard Middle and Luminary Middle had not received building permits as of this time, which proved to […]
ADRIAN — One of the main goals of the Lenawee County Fair, and perhaps most fairs in the area, is to provide guests with an environment that is exciting and fun, but also influenced by an agricultural mindset. Some of this agricultural education was presented and expanded during this year’s show in the new Ag […]
