Artificial intelligence companies are urging teachers to prepare students for an “A.I.-driven future.” What that means varies ...

Mount Pleasant Public Schools (MPPS) will host kindergarten kickoff events starting Feb. 26 and continuing into March and ...

South Dakota's rate was the fourth-lowest in the nation and the lowest among all Great Plains states, according to data from 2023 and 2024.

"My kindergarten teacher really had it out for me. I found myself in trouble quite a bit, which is unlike my personality. When you are so young though, you don’t realize an adult might be the one in ...

A bill in the Kansas Legislature would limit the amount of time students spend on digital devices in school. Kansas lawmakers are considering another bill that would aim to reduce the amount of time ...

Check out books with your library card. If you want your child to become a good reader, read to them. You are your child’s first teacher, and they look to you to model behaviors. If you read to them, ...

As we close out Black History Month, we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of Black Americans to science, technology, ...

Nearly half of South Dakota children ages 3–5 are not on track for kindergarten, ranking the state fourth-lowest in the nation for school readiness.

In addition to learning to sign their name or read greeting cards from grandparents, children practicing cursive writing hone fine motor skills. Writing vocabulary and spelling words helps children ...

When schools flocked to tutoring in response to pandemic learning loss, experts initially said they preferred in-person ...

Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday highlighted the strong collaboration between the Department of Education (DepEd), local government unit (LGU) and private sector in delivering both ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, cost ...