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Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high school, had ...

When I was a teacher, I felt like I connected so much with the kids who were struggling, I felt like I took that home with me ...

When a second grader threatens to shoot up an elementary school, MUSD parents, leaders and cops say it’s time to re-evaluate ...

“I met Jim in October of 1996,” said JT Bymaster of Santa Rosa. “I was a 17-year-old kid that had just been chased out of ...

Community crowdsourcing resources like GoFundMe and DonorsChoose have slowly become lifelines for New York City teachers — ...

Bates is survived by her children, Carlea Sykes and Anthony Tunstall; her siblings Paul Sykes and Alisha Sykes; her niece, Mai’Lisha Strane, and grandson, Andre Conner. She is preceded in death by her ...

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Sunday's game against the Colts will evoke feelings of nostalgia and gratitude for Bears rookie defensive end Austin Booker, ...

I have taken to “letting him win” just to shut him up because I don’t want to hear it. He gets frustrated when I do this ...

Administrators this year cut back on flexible time that was built into the schedule at Greater Latrobe Senior High after they ...

COMMENT: If the government is really serious about making the profession more attractive to Gen Z, they’re going to have to ...