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The school district said a ninth grader was stopped in a hallway during a moment of silence, not the Pledge of Allegiance.
In Opelika, it’s easy to find someone whose life has been impacted by Patsy Boyd Parker, either from her teaching, counseling or community inv…
As the U.S. Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s broad student loan forgiveness plan, lawmakers in many states are looking to expand their own student debt repayment programs.
Unfortunately, “Scream VI” goes on too long for its own good. By the time everyone gathers in that theater (spoiler alert), we’re just ready for someone to get ghosted.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even College of Charleston guard Dalton Bolon, a 24-year-old senior in his seventh year of college eligibility, is not a big fan of the unrestrainable, uncontainable transfer portal that now runs non-stop throughout college basketball. And Bolon has actually benefited from the portal. He transferred from Division II West Liberty in West Virginia two seasons ago and was a key ...
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A substitute teacher has been arrested and alleged with touching two 11-year-old students inappropriately at Opelika Middle School in November.
Consider some gifts for kids that will keep on giving long after the blocks, action figures and game systems get relegated to the back of a closet or attic.
Providence's Bryce Hopkins and Pittsburgh's Blake Hinson are preparing for NCAA Tournament matchups against schools they left behind as transfers. The Friars meet Kentucky in the East Region. The Panthers will face Iowa State in the Midwest Region. Those games will be played back-to-back in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday.
Iona's Rick Pitino, back in demand, wants to coach into his 80s
TAMPA, Fla. — Who’s sorry now? Not Bucs general manager Jason Licht, who issued an invitation to anyone who thought the Bucs mortgaged too much of their future — $100 million of salary cap space in subsequent years — for winning a Super Bowl and two division titles with Tom Brady. Seated Thursday next to cornerback Jamel Dean and outside linebacker Anthony Nelson — two of the four unrestricted ...
Commissioners of conferences with historically Black colleges and universities have needed to find new ways to adjust to changes in college sports like NIL and the transfer portal. The four major HBCU conferences recently agreed to work more closely together in partnering with professional sports leagues like the NBA and NFL to increase the value of HBCUs and send more athletes to the pros.
The leaders of the Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, will be replaced by a new board appointed by the…
This isn’t the type of NCAA Tournament that will give NBA fans an idea of what they can expect in the upcoming draft. The likely first two picks in the draft are Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson. Neither is playing college basketball.
When Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt gave the floor to his new basketball coach, Damon Stoudamire pulled up his chair and prepared to give his introductory address. “Wow,” he said before adjusting the microphone. “Is this on?” He then delivered a statement that needed no words. He shook his head, closed his eyes and rubbed his brow with his right hand. He tried to collect himself, his ...
UConn, Iona clicking on all cylinders entering first-round matchup
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Students who make threats toward others at school have diverse psychiatric profiles and often do not receive recommended treatments, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Local nonprofit organization I Am My Brother’s Keeper (IAMBK) has been awarded a grant worth $50,000 from the state of Alabama.
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kids and teens are struggling with their mental health in America, and one new report suggests the overinvolvement of parents may be partly to blame.
Congress temporarily made school meals free to all schoolkids but since that ended last fall, the need has only seemed to grow.
Valerie Torres is part of a generation of Venezuelan children who know only a country in crisis, whose lives so far have been spent amid hardship and under the government of a single president, Nicolás Maduro.
Kenyan senator Gloria Orwoba has said that she attended parliament while wearing a white pantsuit stained by her menstrual blood in order to combat the stigma surrounding women's monthly periods.
Kansas is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region and will have coach Bill Self back on the sideline. Self missed the Big 12 Tournament after undergoing a heart procedure, but the school has announced he will return to lead the third-ranked Jayhawks against Howard in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. Kansas won its first two games at the Big 12 Tournament without Self before losing 76-56 to No. 7 Texas in the title game. The stacked West Region includes No. 2 UCLA, No. 9 Gonzaga, No. 11 UConn, No. 16 Saint Mary’s and No. 22 TCU.
Americans who came of age during the pandemic are skipping college in big numbers. Many have shunned traditional college paths, turning instead to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree.
