FOWLERVILLE — Elementary students at Fowlerville Community Schools will have a new literacy curriculum this fall, designed to improve foundational and comprehensive skills for reading and writing. The district completed a pilot program this spring, known as the Magnetic Foundations Portfolio. The pilot had initial training sessions, regular student check-ins and professional development opportunities for […]
A man is facing several charges after being caught selling drugs to middle schoolers. Rockdale County deputies were called to a local middle school where administrators had taken THC vape pens from several students. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] After trying to figure out where they got them, investigators identified […]
After two full school years of in-person learning following the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, students continue to struggle in advanced math compared with pre-pandemic academic performance scores, according to newly released Texas Education Agency data. While the Austin school district’s test results followed the statewide trend of remaining generally stagnant when compared with last year’s, Austin […]
Orlando is set to receive more than half-a-million dollars that will support programs aimed at helping high schoolers and low-income seniors, according to a recent announcement from Congressman Maxwell Frost. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The City of Orlando’s Operation AmeriCorps program, and non-profit organization Volunteers for Community Impact Incorporated programs will receive $652,727 […]
Two former California high school students were awarded $1 million and tuition reimbursement after they said they were forced to withdraw from the school in 2020 for wearing acne masks, which were interpreted by officials and community members as “blackface.” The two former Saint Francis High School (SFHS) students, now 21 years of age, became […]
A group of students at Des Moines Public Schools’ Central Campus spent nearly eight months replicating a 1978 Des Moines Police Department squad car. A few years ago on a “Cop Talk,” radio segment, retired Des Moines police Sgt. David Murillo mentioned that he would love to see a replica made of a vintage Des […]
Apr. 18—INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana high school students can get a head start on earning college credits for free this summer from Ivy Tech Community College. For the fourth year, Ivy Tech’s 19 campuses across the state will offer free tuition and textbooks to all eligible Indiana high school students. “Whether high school students are just […]
High schoolers from around the world could get a close-up look behind the curtain of the X Games in Ventura this summer as part of the new summer camp based at UC Santa Barbara. The X Games Action Sports Management Academy will bring ninth to 11th-grade students to stay at the UCSB campus for two […]
SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen after enticing her with drugs has been arrested in his home in Fresno, according to the Sanger Police Department. Police say last week they responded to a report regarding a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl after enticing her with promises […]
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Feb. 27—EAU CLAIRE — High schoolers got down to business in the Ojibwe Grand Ballroom at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as seven Chippewa Valley schools competed in the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge. With the annual event starting on Tuesday morning, Susan Peterson, regional director in the Northwest and Coulee Regions of Junior Achievement […]
Feb. 23—Students at Sarah Scott Middle School didn’t just learn about the Underground Railroad this week. They experienced it through an interactive play in which they portrayed slaves escaping from a southern plantation, facing dangers and possible recapture and finally making it to freedom in Canada. “We’re trying to give them an immersive event where […]