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The good news for parents: you will never be perfect and you cannot completely shape your children – The Irish Times


The good news for parents: you will never be perfect and you cannot completely shape your children – The Irish Times

Parenthood never ends. It just changes, like when you get fired from your job but then get rehired as a consultant with better hours and less responsibility. However, I am grateful that I no longer have to deal with raising little people, not only because I am totally exhausted, but because being a parent has […]

Letters to the Editor – Most people just want good, well-funded public schools for their children


Letters to the Editor – Most people just want good, well-funded public schools for their children

Below average performance due to concept Subject: “Poll: Texas minorities want school vouchers – We should listen to black and Hispanic parents who want better for their children,” editorial, August 2. Your editorial highlights the popularity of education vouchers among Texans. It’s understandable that parents are looking for solutions to improve their children’s educational opportunities. […]

Who are these old people?


Who are these old people?

CU Boulder students in a crowded lecture hall. (Kai Casey/CU Independent) Maybe you have seen them: older people who come to your class every day and turn out to be fellow students. Some are old, some are Really old and they are usually way too eager to learn. What are they doing? Didn’t they graduate […]

Back to school: Delaware County focuses on more than just school supplies as it prepares children for the school year


Back to school: Delaware County focuses on more than just school supplies as it prepares children for the school year

In Delaware County, preparing children for the school year involves more than just school supplies. With school starting again in just a few weeks, students in the area need everything from backpacks to books, but a school fair focused on bigger problems. YEADON, Pennsylvania. – With school starting again in just a few weeks, students […]

Police demand child abuse charges against employees and owner of a daycare center


Police demand child abuse charges against employees and owner of a daycare center

Following an investigation into a Washington County daycare center that began last month, local authorities arrested an employee on suspicion of child abuse and are also demanding charges be brought against the daycare center’s owner. Kewaskum police arrested a 20-year-old Forever Friends Learning Center employee on Friday, according to a press release posted on Facebook […]

Parents shocked to learn Oakland Charter School permanently closed on first day of school


Parents shocked to learn Oakland Charter School permanently closed on first day of school

Parents learn Oakland school will be closed on first day State officials and the school district ordered the closure of a charter school in Oakland, but parents still dropped their children off there on Friday, assuming the school year would go on as planned. OAKLAND, California. – State officials and the school district ordered the […]

Orange County school district leaders discuss challenges at the start of the new school year


Orange County school district leaders discuss challenges at the start of the new school year

ORANGE COUNTY, Florida. – As students in Orange County return to school on Monday, the district also faces some challenges as it begins the new school year. During a press conference Friday, Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Maria Vazquez said the district is working with contractors to complete inspections of Howard Middle School and Luminary […]

Clay County practices worst-case scenario with school bus


Clay County practices worst-case scenario with school bus

CLAY COUNTY, Florida. – For many students, the school day begins at the bus stop. “There is valuable cargo on this bus,” said Randall Crawford, transportation director for the Clay County School District. And as thousands of students prepare for the school year, the Clay County Department of Transportation is working to keep your children […]

Student information leaked on list of 103,000 books removed from Brevard schools


Student information leaked on list of 103,000 books removed from Brevard schools

Most of the books were damaged or under-checked, but some violated Florida state law, the district said. A list provided by Brevard College Public Schools to an anti-censorship group shows more than 103,000 books removed from the district’s shelves — along with confidential information about students. The list of books taken off shelves includes titles […]

These five things you should know


These five things you should know

Leon County Schools hosted a book contest hearing for the first time in its history during the 2023-24 school year, introduced a new marketing campaign, and experienced one of the worst tornado outbreaks in county history – all major challenges for parents and students. Another urgent reality is upon us: School starts in a few […]