Homework is touchy subject - News-Democrat

My entry last week about excessive homework and my decision to not force my daughter to do what I deemed excessive busy work really got some people riled up. One reader even thinks parents like me have caused students in this country to score lower ...

Head start or bad start? - Cincinnati.com

It used high school runners. The Crusaders, who brought home the Class 1A girls' championship for the fifth time in six years, did so without allowing middle schoolers on the team, bucking a trend in which about one in every five female competitors ...

Large families, big rewards - Sun-Journal

Everybody seems to be having bigger families. We talk with three families about why, and how they make it all work. It's more than Hollywood. I know it is. Yes, it seems like all the stars are having at least three kids - there's Will and Jada, Tom ...

CV art teacher awarded BAA grant - Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

Caney Valley Schools has a celebrity in their midst. The Bartlesville Art Association recently awarded Brian Ball, Caney Valley Art Teacher, with a $400 grant to support art education in the public schools. The funds are to be used to purchase ...

Horses helped teen overcome personal issues - Pottstown Mercury

KINTNERSVILLE — Lee Gentner was set to present her senior graduation project earlier this month to Palisades High School classmates, but things were not going well. First, she planned to ride her 2-year-old horse, the star of her project, to school ...