BAKER - The Baker superintendent announced that the school board would be moving forward with a plan to offer a four-day school week to its high school juniors and seniors. "We have been looking at ways to motivate our students to focus on academics, behavior, and attendance," Superintendent JT Stroder said. "Next school year we will be offering a 4-day week option to our junior and senior students as long as they meet certain criteria set by the high school."The schedule will only be...
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 970 million people — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in India's general elections that start Friday and last to June 1. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world and will take 44 days before results are announced on June 4. []
The 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is set for this weekend.
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Sandstone Care analyzed data from the Institute of Education Sciences to see how American high schools are faring in providing mental health services.
The district is considering a partnership with Effective School Solutions, N.J., to offer in-school therapeutic programming.
Landmark Study Reveals 'Transgender' Kids Actually Have Other Mental Health Diagnoses Authored by Sara Parshaall Perry via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s been a red-letter week for destroying the gender narrative. And the trans juggernaut just hit another speed bump. Transitioning children not only harms them physically and psychologically, but it also causes medical conflicts. (Sangiao Photography/Shutterstock) Fresh off the heels of the National Association of...
Temperatures will fall to at or below the freezing mark throughout much of the Northeast overnight, leading to frosts and freezes that will pose a danger to plants. Some spots farthest north are expected to see temps dip into the 20s. There will be widespread patchy frost between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Friday, April 26, according to the National Weather Service. After a cold start to the day on Friday, temps will be rebound into the upper 50s to low 60s during the day amid mainly sunny skies. ...
The report from the U’s College of Education and Human Development is based on a statewide survey of thousands of Minnesota principals conducted in November
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Drivers in one Hudson Valley county caught illegally passing school buses will soon start receiving steep fines. Beginning on Sunday, April 28, drivers who pass a stopped school bus with flashing red lights in Putnam County will receive a violation notice in the mail, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, April 24. These notices will contain a $250 fine for the first offense, which will increase for further violations. The announcement follows the beginning of the...