The best budget technology for your student
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Shopping for the new school year is expensive, especially when a new laptop is on the agenda. The good news is you don’t have to break the bank for a great computer. Consumer Reports reveals…
Childcare: What Kamala Harris and Donald Trump say about tax credits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The high costs of caring for children and the elderly have Women from employmentruined the family finances and left behind professional caregivers Low-paying jobs – all this while economic growth is slowing. That families are suffering is…
“Off and Away” cell phone ban at Santa Barbara schools increases engagement
Three years ago, at the behest of teachers, the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the Santa Barbara Teachers’ Association implemented “Off and Away,” a policy banning cell phones in classrooms. “It became a power struggle between the device on…
Emotional viral video shows KDKA-TV meteorologist interviewing his daughter on the first day of school every year
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – KDKA First Alert meteorologist Ray Petelin has filmed his daughter Elizabeth on her first day of school every year since kindergarten, and the heartwarming final product has gone viral. “I interviewed my daughter on her first day…
Despite improvements, schools in the Valley are working to curb chronic student absenteeism
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – The Virginia Department of Education defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% of the school year. Based on a 180-day school year, that’s about 18 days per year, or two to three days per month. Across the…
Schools in the Pittsburgh area continue to push to ban cell phones from classrooms
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some Pittsburgh public schools have spent a lot of money on bags to lock away their devices, but this first week back in the classroom will bring big changes for students and parents. In a huge magnet…
Schools compete with mobile phones. Here’s how they could win
Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls a “pandemic of gradual apathy” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates signed up for the service projects she helped organize at her school in Massachusetts. And even fewer actually showed up….
Local police departments emphasize safety near school bus stops
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) — School starts again next week for many people in Western Massachusetts, and now police and many parents are urging drivers to be cautious, especially near school bus stops. “The cars drive by them so crazy that…
UP schools use mixed strategies to reduce cell phone distractions
UPPER PENINSULA, Michigan (WLUC) – Upper Peninsula school districts are taking different approaches to cell phones in schools. Some leave this up to individual teachers and others have banned cell phones in the classroom altogether. Susan Tollefson, superintendent of schools…
Valley doctors urge safety when resuming sports season
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — “Back to school” doesn’t just mean going back to the classroom. For student athletes, it means returning to the playing field, the pitch or the running track. The children enjoyed their summer holidays for weeks and…
