Family and Community

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1673+ words) One has only to be in school for the first couple of weeks to see what the summer has put in place. A youngster at ease with fractions come May will have you second-guessing in August; a reading task will…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (173+ words) Pollinator Program for kids ages 5 and up. SHERBURNE — Rogers Environmental Education Center will begin its monthly Open Homeschool Group programs for the 2026-27 school year with a pollinator program Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Buzz & Bloom Pollinator Adventure will be held from 1:30 to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (326+ words) BOONE — Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education will offer its Homeschool Physical Education Program during the 2026–27 academic year, continuing its longstanding commitment to serving local homeschool families. For more than three decades, the Homeschool PE Program…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (294+ words) SHERBURNE - Fall is just around the corner, and schools are coming back into session. At Rogers Environmental Education Center in Sherburne, NY, monthly Open Homeschool Group classes beginning this September will be offered for regional homeschooled youth to experience outstanding…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (368+ words) (FPS, Sept. 7, 2026) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Public Schools is inviting families to discover a valuable resource within the district: the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), a group dedicated to connecting and supporting families of students receiving special education services. Throughout the 2026-27 school…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (918+ words) It's the first week of school, and while parents may be focused on getting lunches ready and making sure their children make it to class on time, there have been changes made to how children learn in the classroom and…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1025+ words) Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students' achievements and struggles. For many families, they can also mean frustration. Today's school conferences are sometimes 15 to 20 minutes, with…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (213+ words) After hours, residents can also take advantage of a special library product designed just for students, called Brainfuse Help Now. “I need three more sources about Eleanor Roosevelt for my essay,” or “I don’t remember how to do long division…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) Keri D. Ingraham appeared on NTD News’s Tiffany Meier Tonight on Wednesday, September 2, to encourage parents to remain involved as their children go back to school. Ingraham provided tips on how to participate in their child’s education and reminded parents that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) Ugh! Children and teenagers do not need to learn everything from teachers. Parents should look it up and teach them the three basic hand signals at home! It’s so simple to ensure a bit of safety instead of making excuses....