California School for the Deaf Riverside football team secures second consecutive State Championship title Tuesday, November 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After overcoming obstacles and facing a 14-0 deficit early in the game, the California School for the Deaf in Riverside’s football team secured their second consecutive win in the Southern Section CIF state championship."This is surreal. It was shocking…Generally speaking, it's... Read More.
Portland public school classes resume after first-ever teachers strike Monday, November 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More than 40,000 Oregon students returned to classes Monday for the first time this month as Portland teachers ended the longest U.S. teachers strike in 2023.Over the weekend, Portland Public Schools (PPS), the largest school district in the state, reached a... Read More.
Batting cage accident leaves high school senior in coma after being hit in head with baseball bat Thursday, November 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A high school senior is in a coma after he was hit in the head by a baseball bat in the campus batting cages, school officials said.Jeremy Medina, a senior at Gainesville High School -- located approximately 55 miles northeast of... Read More.
Members of Congress visit Parkland school shooting scene for building’s final tour Monday, November 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Six members of Congress -- five Democrats and one Republican -- visited Parkland, Florida, on Monday to tour the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting.Seventeen students and staff were killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre. The school's... Read More.
Nashville ‘truancy court’ works to keep students in school Sunday, November 19 by ABC NewsThe pandemic created an education crisis in America, with more than 25% of students nationwide chronically absent, missing 10% or more of classes, according to the U.S. Department of Education.The places most affected by truancy are Alaska, with 49% of students chronically absent; followed... Read More.
School of second chances: Adult learners get a shot at earning high school diploma Saturday, November 18 by ABC News(BALTIMORE) -- At 15, Tyeeshia Cannady had to leave school when she became a mother.The 33-year-old Baltimore resident, even though she had help from her parents, had to focus on work to keep her children safe and healthy.Today, the mother of seven is getting a... Read More.
How one Texas school district reversed its post pandemic teacher shortage Friday, November 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After the pandemic hit, many schools across the country faced a growing problem of teacher shortages.Around 300,000 public school teachers and other staff members left the field as the pandemic took hold between February 2020 and May 2022, according to the... Read More.
DuBois Area School Board extends superintendent contract, votes on bocce ball coaching Friday, November 17 by Louise BennettDUBOIS – Bocce ball coaching, and an extended superintendent contract were the primary items of business Thursday at the DuBois Area School Board meeting.The coaching position for the new bocce ball program in the district was changed from a paid position to a volunteer... Read More.
DuBois Area School District to receive Farm-to-School grant Thursday, November 16 by Louise BennettHARRISBURG — The DuBois Area School District will receive the highest amount possible in a Farm-to-School Grant award.On Tuesday, the state's Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said the DuBois school system will receive a $15,000 grant to help improve access to healthy, local food for... Read More.
Projects in Clearfield County to benefit from grant funding Wednesday, November 15 by Louise BennettCLEARFIELD – Dozens of projects, organizations, and communities throughout Clearfield County will benefit from the recent release of more than $90,000 in grant funding.The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation's Board of Directors has awarded money to support various projects including school-based mentoring, drug prevention programs,... Read More.
