When the polls closed at 8 p. m. on Tuesday, the results for the Orange County Board of Education District 5 race were posted. Lisa Sparks, who has already served two terms on the board, led Jason Sams by a wide margin. Sams works as an advisor at Roosevelt University, focusing on humanities and so
The school year may have ended, but the conversation about education keeps going. A reporter covering Cincinnati’s public schools and nearby colleges has noticed a lot of important topics that still need attention. From new school budget plans to the rising number of students who are homeless, and e
A recent count shows 54, 442 families in Arkansas have asked for Educational Freedom Accounts (EFAs) to help pay for private schooling or homeschooling next year. The deadline closed on Monday, and the new figures are a touch higher than last year’s 52, 529 applications. That slight jump comes even
The use of virtual reality and 3‑dimensional reconstructions is growing in courts, crime‑scene investigations, and medical exams. These tools help experts show evidence, train students, and collaborate from far away. But the papers that describe how they work often miss key details. Without cle
Reading has long been a hometown for many, but lately the city feels more troubled than hopeful. The mayor’s office claims to be tackling issues, yet everyday life shows the opposite trend. People still see homeless individuals on church steps almost every day, a sight that feels unsafe in a p
The author has spent the last decade and a half building a life for his fictional game warden, Mike Bowditch, who now lives in the real‑world Maine setting that the writer knows intimately. The novels follow Bowditch from a rookie in his twenties to a seasoned officer in his thirties, and they cove
The latest crime‑heist movie, titled How To Rob A Bank, has just dropped its first trailer on Amazon MGM. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz, with Pete Davidson also in the lineup. Viewers can see a glimpse of the tense plot that follows a group planning an elaborate robbery. The trailer
The weather forecast says storms will arrive from the Dakotas on Wednesday night and keep moving east across Minnesota. Some of these squall lines could grow into strong or even severe thunderstorms, mainly threatening big hail and damaging winds. As the storms travel farther east, their intensity i
People across Michigan should watch the weather closely because dry air and warm temperatures keep wildfire danger high until Friday. The sky will stay mostly clear on Wednesday, with most areas seeing daytime highs in the 80s. Lakeside towns will feel cooler because of lake breezes, staying in the
Macie Smith, a senior at Southern University, opened two hair supply shops in Baton Rouge to give Black women a welcoming place for beauty care. She began by saving money and learning Mandarin phrases to talk with her Chinese supplier, but a rough meeting taught her the importance of respect and
