Pharmacist Sima Manifar prepares a children’s dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Kansas in 2021. — AP Photo/Charles Krupa/File
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by Libby Richards, Purdue University
Ready or not, back-to-school season is here,...
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by Rachael Cody, University of Connecticut
Not long after new college students have finished choosing the college that is right for them,...
by Tylesa Johnson
Back-to-school traditions were upended for many students as they returned to school this year: no long-awaited hugs from sunburned friends, no hallway...
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School principal Robin Robbins, center, meets with students during an after-school study program in Atlanta, in preparation for state standardized testing, soon to begin. (AP Photo/David Goldman) by Jennifer Agiesta and Philip ElliottAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Often criticized as too prescriptive and all-consuming, standardized tests have support among parents, who view them as a useful way to measure both students' and schools' performances, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll.
DEBBIE NORRELL The new school year is more than a month away, but back-to-school sales are already in full swing. To get real steals on school and office supplies, shoppers should hit stores during the first days of August. The September 2013 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from Consumer Reports, features five easy tricks for saving on educational essentials.
Prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite high test scores and access to higher education,...
