Easter is nearly here, which for many families means it’s time to pull out the egg cartons, clear the kitchen table and bring on the color. Decorating eggs is one ...

No textbooks, no homework, no teachers. Welcome to the future of education. At least according to Alpha School, a fast-growing network of private academies that claims to be revolutionizing education ...

Workers smuggle drugs that fuel a multimillion-dollar underground economy, leading to chaos, violence and death in Ohio prisons.

In classrooms across the state, children are learning to read from teachers required to use new tools, research and instruction. Known as the “science of reading,” this approach draws upon decades of ...

Literacy experts warn the state’s teacher training contains errors and outdated approaches that could sabotage a move to ...

From tax hikes and truck strikes to childhood rescues and symphony concerts, these March 29 headlines from 1926–2001 revisit Cape Girardeau’s past.

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years.

My husband and I have two wonderful elementary school-age kids. They’re bright and interesting and interested, but they aren’t curve-breaking, brilliant Mensa babies. My husband is brilliant, and he ...

Northwest recognizes Senior Student of the Month Jamison Franklin, son of Curtis Franklin and Brenda Cease, of Shickshinny, has been named Northwest Area’s Senior Student of the Month for March.

An array of Australia’s best minds, including three Nobel prize winners, are urging the Albanese government to show leadership and repair research funding immediately or risk the nation’s future.

At Discovery World, no two visits look the same and that’s exactly the point.One weekend, visitors might be building robots, creating and experimenting with hands-on activities.