September is upon us, which means one thing: back-to-school week is nigh –and teachers are urging parents to prep their kids now ready for the big return. Whether your child is starting school in ...

You say it’s for our own good — but banning phones in school misses the point. For teens in 2025, our phones aren’t just distractions; they’re planners, tools, and lifelines to the outside world.

Dear Miss Manners: A graduate from a Seven Sisters college, who is the child of a doctor and a lawyer, sends out announcements with a link to her wish list for classroom items. Is this a subtle ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Back-to-school season is right around the corner and the teachers in the Sioux Falls district are ready for full classrooms again. School is nearly back in session and the ...

I know it’s hard to hear that your neighborhood school might close. I began my own journey 30 years ago as an ESL immigrant at Bryker Woods Elementary, now slated for closure – a small school where ...

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Emma,” has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in scouts, parties, etc., for more than three years. Eight months ago, one of the girls, ...

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my oldest child died in a horrific car accident. Our family went into a sort of hibernation for several months, mourning and trying to deal with the sadness of the situation ...