When his school board raised the prospect of banning cell phones, Superintendent Dan Taormina sunk in his seat. "I did not want to take on kids and parents and their phones," said Taormina, who leads ...

House Bill 1515 specifies that a charter, accredited nonpublic, and traditional public school is allowed as a permitted use ...

The Hinckley school’s sugar shack was one of dozens across the state open during the 42nd Maine Maple Sunday Weekend.

The state Democratic and Republican parties have lined up behind their preferred candidates and pumped donations into their ...

Jana Nolan, a Valley professional car and lifestyle photographer, now dedicates her efforts to teaching photography to south ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or less and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

A new brief filed in the case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court next month details the Justice Department's shift in position ...

Guest Opinion. Part 3 of 3  Ninety-three percent of all American Indian and Alaska Native students attend public schools ...

The future of a Rensselaer charter school could be decided as early as Monday. According to the Times Union, the Board of ...

Chattanooga Prep won its second straight TSSAA boys basketball state tournament title in Class 1A. But the school has deep ...

Aaron Churchill of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute rebuts a recent Beacon Journal editorial, praising Ohio for greater ...