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ThevTexas-based campaign At Grade Level is urging parents to ask their kids to read out loud to them to raise awareness about ...

Now that MCAS is no longer a graduation requirement, Taunton students who failed MCAS in the past 22 years might be able to ...

Schools across the country offer different resources that help students thrive academically, and these states earn high ...

Under common A-F grading systems, teachers factor both academic achievement and noncognitive factors, such as extra credit ...

As the number of uncertified teachers working in Texas classrooms skyrockets, state lawmakers are looking to tighten rules ...

The forty members of the House and the twenty members of the Senate will likely have to make a critical vote, soon, to ...

Some schools are responding to the fact that only a few students are motivated by class rank by reworking how they order ...

• The CMPL Fan Art Show is on display at the North Branch through April 30. View the art and vote for the best. Voting can be ...

This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at ...

Gobsmacked. Not a word I get to use much in my reviews of automobiles, it is the state, according to the Oxford English ...

GUILFORD — Weather in Maine can vary with severe conditions possible. Snow, heavy wind, flooding and even a rare but not ...