Lake City High School Briefly Locked Down. Lake City - Officials say Riverside High School in Lake City was locked down Monday morning after a student received a threatening text message.

Road, Transit Projects Headed for a Detour. State transportation officials delivered a bleak forecast last week about funding for Southern Maryland transit projects at a time of tight budgets and a slumping economy.

Motherhood 'makes women brainier and can protect them from degenerative diseases'. Becoming a mother 'remodels' the female brain giving lifelong improvement in mental agility and protection against degenerative diseases, scientists have found.

Only healthy snacks allowed for classroom treat. Neenah students who want to bring an occasional treat for their classmates will be limited fruit, vegetables and other healthy snacks.

No better time for recovery. Crystal Garza, the Yakima County Family Treatment Court's first graduate, has swapped drugs for motherhood, anger for confidence Yakima Herald-Republic Crystal Garza plays with her children Isaiah, 2, and..

GOP sought Norrell school records. Lots of boogers to scare you at Haunted Forest A steady flow at Kershaw event Cole, Grier face off in County Council District 3 race Republicans for Norrell? GOP sought Norrell school records Photo by File..

Drug Awareness. Prescription drug abuse among middle and high school kids rise at an alarming rate.

Ex-Beauvoir Teacher Sought on Warrant. A law enforcement task force targeting child pornography has obtained an arrest warrant for a missing former teacher at a prestigious school on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral, alleging that sexually oriented photographs of at least one young boy were found on a school camera in his..

Panel's Review Lands Medical School on Probation. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences was put on probation by its academic accrediting organization for being out of compliance on several standards, school officials told students and faculty yesterday.

Walking Back A Celebration Of Teen Motherhood. Heather MacDonald thinks conservatives have put themselves in a pickle on the subject of Bristol Palin's baby: Conservatives will also have a hard time backpedaling from the hypocrisy they displayed regarding..

For This Generation, Vocations of Service. Drew Chafetz, 25, a graduate of the private Maret School with a degree in economics from the University of Colorado, makes no money. He lives with his parents in Northwest Washington, sleeping in the same poster-filled basement room of his teenage years. For breaks, he moseys outside in his slipp..

School Forums. You have three opportunities this month to let the Redmond School District know how you think designs for the new high school and student replacement elementary school are coming along.

Relatives Have Mixed Feelings About Meetings With Officials. When relatives of the Virginia Tech shooting victims gather as a group to meet formally with university President Charles W. Steger this weekend, Peter Read will have a question.

Bomb scare sends Sparks students home. Tribune/Dan McGee - Tribune/Dan McGee A member of the Consolidated Bomb Squad inspects the second of two suspicious packages found by Sparks High School on Monday morning.

Mulvaney, Powers-Norrell debate school vouchers, economic development. Mick Mulvaney and Mandy Powers Norrell renewed their heated state Senate contest Tuesday night at a candidates forum in Indian Land, but the best evidence of the animosity in this race could be found outside in..

ESOL Enrollment Is Higher Than Projected. The Prince William County school system's enrollment in English for Speakers of Other Languages has dipped this year to 13,130 students -- a drop of 279 from last year -- but the figure is much higher than projected and will force the system to try to find about $1.6 million in its reserve funds and..

Grandview High School Closed Monday. A SUV crashed into Grandview High School late Sunday night, closing the school for Monday.

Scales Tilting in Eastern Shore Race. If Maryland's 1st Congressional District race were a TV show, it would be a telenovela.

Transgender Teacher Catches Parents by Surprise. A California teacher's gender reassignment surgery has caught the attention of some parents who want to know why the school district didn't notify them ahead of time about the change.

GeauxTeach math and science. GeauxTeach is a program for math and science majors to also become certified to teach middle and high school without taking any extra hours.