Grassroots effort by moms gets WNC kids ready for school reopening
And because those Upstate moms jumped at the chance to make a difference, you can be a part of the effort. Neighbors Rachel ...
Backpack program helps youths in need
A local club is working to ensure kids don’t go hungry on the weekends. Gladstone/Rapid River Kiwanis and the Gladstone Key ...
Student finds backpack left behind at school with BB gun inside
Principal Jennifer Weske said that it is believed that the BB gun was brought to school by a student who is no longer ...
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Wyoming Hunger Initiative gives 250,000 beef sticks to kids across the state
First Lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative announced that they were able to give 250,000 beef sticks to kids across ...
Merrill student food program asking for your help to reach fundraising goal
Seven schools and 218 kids in Merrill ranging from K-6 benefit from Food for Kids, but the program is in trouble.
Retired teacher keeps feeding Deer Lakes students
Retired Deer Lakes teacher Carol McCaskey was tired of seeing students come to school with a stomachache. “Us teachers knew ...
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Weekend Food For Kids tackling food insecurity in the Northwoods
In 2023, the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry said 8% of Oneida County residents were food insecure.On top of that, 14% of ...
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‘Kids are talking to each other.’ Teachers, students embrace Louisiana’s cell phone ban
The new law requiring that phones be stowed away during school is helping some students focus and even re-learn how to ...
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I ditched after-school activities – kids should be at home, not building a CV
My kids' faces lit up when I cancelled their ballet and football. Clubs are a middle-class arms race that parents should ...
How school cellphone bans are playing out in the country's classrooms this fall
A wave of policies restricting students' use of cellphones in school swept across Canada this fall. Now, about a month into ...
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Some Hawaii Schools Ban Cell Phones In Class. Should More Follow?
Educators are concerned about the impact of cell phones on academics and student mental health but struggle to limit their ...
Over 250,000 snack sticks provided through 'Beef for Backpacks' in first year
Through collaborative efforts and several donations, the Wyoming Hunger Initiative provided more than 250,000 snack sticks to Wyoming students in the 2023-24 school year. In its first year, the Beef ...