In a crowded field of eighteen candidates for Cambridge’s School Committee, six are educators and ten currently have kids in the district. Lilly Havstad is both — and thinks that her perspective is ...

Parents value after-school programs, but demand far exceeds available capacity, particularly among low- and middle-income families, a new report finds. Families want after-school programming for about ...

Heather McMahan has broken her silence after she resigned from her role as emcee at this past weekend’s Ryder Cup after she was heard chanting “f–k you, Rory” — directed at Team Europe star Rory ...

Team USA weren’t the only ones to embarrass themselves at the Ryder Cup this weekend. Comedian and actress Heather McMahan, who was working as master of ceremonies at the first tee at Bethpage Black, ...

Some children dream of being astronauts or doctors. Others spend their afternoons playing house. But for Stephanie Emmons, childhood play had only one script: school. At six years old, she gathered ...

Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards. U.S. high schools are ...

The benefits of the best after-school programs in the Bay Area are manifold. A reliable aftercare program lets you maintain a regular work schedule, knowing your children are in safe, caring hands.

When principal Kacey Martin was pitched an idea by a senior to give a back-to-school tour of the school’s Gainesville, Georgia campus, he was high-key stoked. Then he was presented with a script ...

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At Austin’s Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day on academics, led by artificial intelligence tools. New Alpha schools are set to open in about a dozen cities this fall. Alpha School, ...